The president of the European Commission and the head of state of France have affirmed that they are ready to mobilize to contribute their help. Several Kazakh capitals have been the scene of riots since last Sunday, due to the increase in the prices of liquefied gas.
The president of the European Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen, and the head of state of France, Emmanuel Macron, have made this Friday a joint call for an end to violence in Kazakhstan and have said they are willing to mobilize to contribute their help. The statements were given at a press conference given in the context of the new French presidency of the European Union.
According to Von der Leyen, “the rights and security of citizens are paramount and must be guaranteed”, which is why he called “an end to violence and retention.” In addition, he stressed that the European Union is ready to “help”.
Macron has spoken along the same lines, stating that they are “concerned” and “vigilant”, and that they are ready to mobilize “to be active in this profoundly new context.”
Protests in Kazakhstan
For his part, the president of Kazakhstan, Kasim-Yomart Tokáyev, has affirmed during a speech to the nation that he gave the express order to “shoot to kill” without prior warning against the protesters who have been causing serious disturbances in recent days, whom he described as “bandits”, if they offered resistance to the authorities.
The protests broke out last january 2 in response to rising liquefied gas prices, the main automotive fuel used in this Central Asian nation. They drifted into unrest this Tuesday and Wednesday, with the taking of administrative headquarters and serious acts of vandalism.
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