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According to CCTV News, the Ministry of Health of Kazakhstan released a message on the 6th local time that 7 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus Omi kerong variant were found in the country, of which 6 cases were in Almaty and 1 case was in the capital Nur-Sultan.
At 22:53 Beijing time on January 6, according to the latest report of CCTV News, the Ministry of Defense of Belarus issued an announcement that a company of the 103rd Vitebsk Special Operations Airborne Brigade was sent to Kazakhstan to carry out the mission of the CSA peacekeeping organization.
Belarusian peacekeepers depart for Kazakhstan (Image: CCTV News)
At 22:42 Beijing time on January 6, according to CCTV news, Kyrgyzstan President Zaparov said that Kyrgyzstan decided to send peacekeeping troops to Kazakhstan.
Earlier, Kazakh President Tokayev had asked CSTA to send peacekeeping forces to stabilize the situation in Kazakhstan.
According to multiple media reports, Russia will send 3,000 people, Belarus will send 500 people, Tajikistan will send 200 people, and Armenia will send 70 people.
President of Kazakhstan: The whole territory has entered a state of emergency
According to the news of CCTV News in the early morning of January 6, on January 5, local time, Kazakh President Tokayev signed a presidential decree, and the whole territory of Kazakhstan entered a state of emergency.
According to CCTV news, Kazakh President Tokayev said in the early morning of January 6 local time that the airport in Almaty and 5 planes including foreign flights were detained by "terrorists". Tokayev believes that Kazakhstan is suffering from external aggression.
Tokayev said the gangs organizing the riots inside Kazakhstan were trained abroad and were trying to occupy important facilities in Almaty, including arsenals. Local cadets are at war with these groups. Kazakh Defense Ministry airborne troops are also engaged in fierce fighting with "terrorists" near Almaty.
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Tokayev stressed that the situation in Kazakhstan is no longer just a threat, but an attack on the integrity of the country and on its citizens.
Tokayev pledged that for residents who have been attacked by terrorism, as President, he will do everything possible to protect the lives and property of all. He said the country was currently going through a very difficult moment in the country's history, but in the end they would win together.
Protests broke out in many parts of Kazakhstan against LNG price increases
Since January 1, 2022, the price of LNG in The Mangistau Oblast of Kazakhstan has increased from 60 tenge (about 0.88 yuan) per liter to 120 tenge (about 1.47 yuan to 1.68 yuan), and the price increase has triggered local dissatisfaction, including protests and demonstrations in many places, including the state capital Aktau and Almaty.
In the early morning of January 5, local time, Kazakh President Tokayev delivered a televised speech calling on the people to remain sane and not to listen to provocative and inflammatory remarks intended to undermine social stability and unity. Tokayev also advised young people not to self-destruct their future. He stressed that violators would be punished and that there was a need for dialogue between the government and the protesters.
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Tokayev directed the establishment of a special government commission of inquiry to investigate the price increases. On the 3rd, the Mangerstao state government announced that the price of liquefied natural gas would be reduced to 85 tenge to 90 tenge (about 1.25 yuan to 1.32 yuan) per liter. On the 4th, according to the results of negotiations between the state authorities and protesters, the price of liquefied natural gas fell to 50 tenge (0.735 yuan) per liter.
Tokayev will preside over a meeting on the economic situation in Kazakhstan on the 5th, which will take into account the economic requirements of the people. At the same time, he also said that it has been decided to reduce the price of LNG in Mangers Tao to 50 tenge per liter.
Despite the satisfaction of the demands, the protesters demanded a dialogue with President Tokayev and made more demands. At present, the protests have spread to several cities in Kazakhstan, including Almaty and the capital Nur-Sultan.
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