Turkey, Iran react to Kazakhstan unrest
Diplomats from both countries have refrained from making powerful statements on the situation in the Central Asian country.
The governments of Turkey and Iran both reacted to the unrest in Kazakhstan today.
The Central Asian country is currently gripped with massive anti-government protests. Demonstrators have forcibly entered and set fire to government buildings. Security forces have shot at and killed dozens of protesters, and some police have also been killed.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh called for security and stability in Kazakhstan. He expressed hope that the government and the people solve the issue through “dialogue based on national interests and peaceful ways without foreign interference,” the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu spoke with his Azerbaijani and Russian counterparts about the situation in Kazakhstan today, the official Anadolu Agency reported. Cavusoglu refrained from commenting on developments in the country himself.
