The President of Kazakhstan has served as Chairman of the Security Council

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has announced that he is taking over the chairmanship of the Security Council of Kazakhstan.

This was reported by UA with reference to Mir24.

In his address to the nation, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said he was taking over as chairman of Kazakhstan’s Security Council to replace Nursultan Nazarbayev, who had previously held the post.

Tokayev also noted that he intends to act harshly and that whatever happens, he will remain in the country’s capital.

To remind, on January 2, protests erupted in Kazakhstan against a 2-2.5-fold increase in the price of liquefied gas to 120 tenge (USD 0.28). Then thousands of people went to rallies, in particular, in the largest cities of Zhanaozen and Aktau. Demonstrators announced an indefinite action.

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