The previous evening, the head of state declared a state of emergency in the & nbsp; regional center & nbsp; & mdash; the city of Alma-Ata, and & nbsp; also the Mangistau region. Meanwhile, protesters are gathering in the center of Almaty again. Videos posted on social media captured a group of young people. One of them holds in his hands a special forces shield, which, most likely, the protesters seized during yesterday's clashes. Some of the & nbsp; participants in the march are moving in & nbsp; special vehicles, which may also belong to the security forces. Protests in & nbsp; Kazakhstan began in & nbsp; the first days of the new year. Residents of the cities of Zhanaozen and & nbsp; Aktau went to & nbsp; rallies, protesting against a two-fold rise in the price of liquefied petroleum gas, which the & nbsp; Ministry of Energy explained by
Category: Politics
The President of Kazakhstan accepts the resignation of the government
'Accept the resignation of the government of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Temporarily assign the duties of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan to & nbsp; Smailov Alikhan Askhanovich & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; the text of the decree says. The document instructs government members to continue to fulfill their duties until the & nbsp; approval of the new cabinet. Since & nbsp; 25 & nbsp; February 2019, the government of Kazakhstan was headed by Askar Mamin. At the beginning of the year, residents of the cities of Zhanaozen and & nbsp; Aktau took part in & nbsp; rallies, protesting against a twofold increase in the cost of liquefied petroleum gas. As explained in the & nbsp; Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan, from & nbsp; 1 & nbsp; January prices began to be formed on & nbsp; electronic exchange trading on & nbsp; based on demand and &
Japan and South Korea announced the launch of an unknown projectile by the DPRK
In & nbsp; September last year, North Korea announced & nbsp; conducted tests of a hypersonic missile. Prior to & nbsp; this, the Joint Chiefs of Staff of South Korea reported that & nbsp; the North Korean military launched at least one missile in the & nbsp; side of the Sea of Japan. In & nbsp; October, the DPRK again launched a missile in the & nbsp; side of the Sea of Japan. The National Security Council (SNB) of South Korea expressed in & nbsp; connection with & nbsp; this “ deep regret '' and & nbsp; urged Pyongyang to return to & nbsp; peace talks.
Tokayev introduced a curfew in Alma-Ata and Mangystau region
'Introduce a curfew from & nbsp; 23 hours 00 minutes to & nbsp; 7 hours 00 minutes in & nbsp; Mangistau region for & nbsp; period of the state of emergency. & lt; & hellip; & gt; Introduce a curfew from & nbsp; 23 hours 00 minutes to & nbsp; 7 hours 00 minutes in & nbsp; the city of Alma-Ata during the state of emergency. To create for the & nbsp; period of the state of emergency the commandant's office of the city of Alma-Ata and & nbsp; give it & nbsp; powers provided for by the law of the Republic of Kazakhstan & ldquo; On & nbsp; state of emergency & rdquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; the & nbsp; message says. Entry to & nbsp; Alma-Ata and & nbsp; & nbsp; the city is prohibited. Strikes, peaceful gatherings and & nbsp; mass events are prohibited in & nbsp;
Foreign Ministry calls the announcement of a Russian person in Kosovo persona non grata arbitrariness
Stoltenberg announces the agenda of the Russia-NATO Council
“I & nbsp; called a meeting of the Council Russia & nbsp; & mdash; NATO on January 12 & nbsp; to discuss European security issues, in & nbsp; especially the situation in & nbsp; Ukraine and & nbsp; around & nbsp; and & nbsp; also the problems of hostilities, mutual transparency and & nbsp; risk reduction & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; Stoltenberg wrote on & nbsp; Twitter. Previously, he scheduled talks between the alliance and & nbsp; Russia for & nbsp; 12 & nbsp; January. The meeting will be the first in & nbsp; 2.5 years. Aide to the President of Russia Yuri Ushakov announced on December 30 & nbsp; that & nbsp; the Russian side will be represented by the Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs and & nbsp; Defense. Moscow in & nbsp; ; In mid-December, NATO proposed a draft agreement on & nbsp; security guarantees. Among the
President of Kazakhstan urged protesters not to succumb to outside provocations
So, the head of state urged the residents of the republic to show prudence and & nbsp; not & nbsp; not to succumb to provocations. He & nbsp; noted that & nbsp; residents need not & nbsp; conflict, but & nbsp; mutual trust and & nbsp; dialogue. At the beginning of the year, residents of the cities of Zhanaozen and & nbsp; Aktau, which are located in the & nbsp; oil-producing Mangistau region to the country & nbsp; went to the & nbsp; rallies, protesting against a twofold increase in the cost of liquefied petroleum gas. As explained in the & nbsp; Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan, from & nbsp; 1 & nbsp; January prices began to be formed on & nbsp; electronic exchange trading on & nbsp; based on demand and & nbsp; supply. Tokayev instructed to create a commission to & nbsp; study the situation. Rallies in &
The government of Kazakhstan promised the protesters to reduce the price of gas
“At the & nbsp; meeting, the decisions made in & nbsp; negotiations with & nbsp; initiative group of the city of Aktau, namely & nbsp; reducing the cost of liquefied gas and & nbsp; setting a price in & nbsp; 50 tenge (0.11 dollars. & mdash; & nbsp; Approx.ed.) for & nbsp; liter in & nbsp; Mangystau region in & nbsp; social responsibility of the national company & ldquo; Kazmunaigasash & rdpquo;, & ndquo; said in & nbsp; the message. In addition, the protesters were guaranteed that & nbsp; their & nbsp; would not be & nbsp; held accountable for & nbsp; participation in & nbsp; protest action. The parties agreed to resolve emerging issues in & nbsp; within the framework of the dialogue and & nbsp; current legislation. At the beginning of the year, residents of Zhanaozen and & nbsp; Aktau, which are located in the & nbsp; oil-producing
In Russia, the issue of the duration of the New Year holidays was brought up for discussion
In the & nbsp; poll published by Volodya there are three answer options: “ let everything remain as it is now '', “ the weekend is too long '' and & nbsp; “ It would be good & nbsp; to rest these days in the & nbsp; warm season. '' The Speaker of the State Duma explained that & nbsp; in & nbsp; there have been recent proposals to change the order of rest in & nbsp; January. As of & nbsp; 12:10, more than 11.3 thousand Telegram users took part in the & nbsp; poll. 58 percent of survey participants voted for & nbsp; to keep the New Year holidays in their current form, 22 percent voted for & nbsp; the transfer of the weekend to the & nbsp; warm season, and & nbsp; just for & nbsp; reducing the January holidays & nbsp; & mdash; 20 percent. In