President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev reacted to the mass protests in Aktau against the increase in prices for liquefied gas and called on those who were dissatisfied to dialogue.
At the same time, in his Twitter account, he said that a government commission had already begun work, whose tasks are precisely “to find a mutually acceptable solution to the problem that has arisen in the interests of ensuring stability in the country.”
At the same time, Tokayev urged, the demonstrators should “show responsibility and readiness for dialogue.”
The Commission is instructed to find a mutually acceptable solution to the problem that has arisen in the interests of stability in our country. Law enforcement agencies have been instructed to ensure that public order is not violated. Demonstrators must show responsibility and a willingness to dialogue.
— Qasym-Jomart Toqayev (@TokayevKZ) January 4, 2022
Let’s remind, earlier in Kazakhstan the prices for automobile liquefied gas soared – from 60 to 120 tenge per liter (from 10.2 rubles to 20.5 rubles per liter). In this regard, protest actions began. The protesters blocked the roads in Aktau and Zhanaozen. The area of the Akimat of the Mangistau region was cordoned off. Moreover, KazTAG reported on the arrival of two military-type aircraft in Aktau and on the transfer of security forces to Zhanaozen. Protesters even blocked the road from the airport.
As indicated by “Interfax”, on the eve of the government of Kazakhstan announced the creation of a commission to consider the socio-economic situation in the Mangistau region and promised to implement a package of measures to regulate the price of liquefied petroleum gas.
Source: Rosbalt
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