02:02EU Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Nabila Massrali condemned the ongoing protests in Kazakhstan and asked for the peaceful resolution of the unrest in the Central Asian country, in Brussels on Thursday.
Unauthorised rallies began in the Mangistau region of Kazakhstan on Sunday after prices for liquefied gas rose from 60 to 120 tenge (€0.12 to €0.24; $0.14 to $0.28) per litre from January 1. The price hike came after the government lifted price controls on liquefied petroleum gas citing a need to liberalise the market.
The country’s president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Wednesday accepted the resignation of the country’s government, which will continue to perform its duties until a new cabinet of ministers is formed. The authorities have also announced restored price caps on liquefied petroleum in response to the unrest.
According to the republic’s Ministry of Health, more than 1,000 people have been injured during the ongoing protests and almost 400 hospitalised.
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EU Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Nabila Massrali condemned the ongoing protests in Kazakhstan and asked for the peaceful resolution of the unrest in the Central Asian country, in Brussels on Thursday.
Unauthorised rallies began in the Mangistau region of Kazakhstan on Sunday after prices for liquefied gas rose from 60 to 120 tenge (€0.12 to €0.24; $0.14 to $0.28) per litre from January 1. The price hike came after the government lifted price controls on liquefied petroleum gas citing a need to liberalise the market.
The country’s president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Wednesday accepted the resignation of the country’s government, which will continue to perform its duties until a new cabinet of ministers is formed. The authorities have also announced restored price caps on liquefied petroleum in response to the unrest.
According to the republic’s Ministry of Health, more than 1,000 people have been injured during the ongoing protests and almost 400 hospitalised.
EU Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Nabila Massrali condemned the ongoing protests in Kazakhstan and asked for the peaceful resolution of the unrest in the Central Asian country, in Brussels on Thursday.
Unauthorised rallies began in the Mangistau region of Kazakhstan on Sunday after prices for liquefied gas rose from 60 to 120 tenge (€0.12 to €0.24; $0.14 to $0.28) per litre from January 1. The price hike came after the government lifted price controls on liquefied petroleum gas citing a need to liberalise the market.
The country’s president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Wednesday accepted the resignation of the country’s government, which will continue to perform its duties until a new cabinet of ministers is formed. The authorities have also announced restored price caps on liquefied petroleum in response to the unrest.
According to the republic’s Ministry of Health, more than 1,000 people have been injured during the ongoing protests and almost 400 hospitalised.