President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, speaking at the session of the Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), dedicated to events in Kazakhstan, prejudice similar problems of another post-Soviet country. Broadcast is available on YouTube-channel “Russia 24”.
Lukashenko said that there were many international terrorists on the border of Kazakhstan and “those who wish to blow up the situation around the Central Asian post-Soviet republics.” He called for Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan to solve accumulated problems.
“Lessons who were talking about, should be removed, sorry for this, first of all, Uzbekistan. If these lessons are not extracted, according to our information, their views were thrown including Uzbekistan,” said Lukashenko, without specifying whose glances are talking about.
Earlier, the President of Belarus stated that the protests and riots in Kazakhstan are external forces, but it is not worth a “foam” only for this reason.
Mass protests in Kazakhstan began on January 2 due to a sharp increase in gas prices for cars from 60 to 120 tenge (from 10 to 20 rubles) per liter. Then the protesters put forward political requirements: the resignation of the government, holding new elections, departure from the policy of former President Nursultan Nazarbayev.
Protests have grown into bulk riots. The authorities of Kazakhstan were called protesters terrorists and turned for help to CSTO.