(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, Jan. 10
By Maryana Akhmedova – Trend:
Charter flights between Kazakhstan and Georgia continue to be operated, Trend reports via Georgian media.
In particular, a flight was carried out from Nursultan, the capital of Kazakhstan, to Georgia's Kutaisi on January 8, with 68 passengers on board. The return flight back to Kazakhstan was carried out later as well.
Another flight from Kazakhstan's Aktau was performed to Georgia's Tbilisi. Mostly Kazakh citizens were among the passengers.
Tbilisi International Airport received two more flights from Kazakh's Aktau on January 9. Georgian citizens wereamong the passengers.
Meanwhile, another flight was scheduled for January 10 from Tbilisi International Airport to Kazakh's Aktobe.
Kazakhstan's government announced late Jan. 4 that it was restoring some price caps on liquefied petroleum gas, after the rare protests reached Almaty following a sharp rise in the price of the fuel at the start of the year.
Many Kazakhs have converted their cars to run on LPG, which is far cheaper than gasoline as a vehicle fuel in Kazakhstan because of price caps. But the government argued that the low price was unsustainable and lifted the caps on Jan. 1.
After the price of the fuel spiked, big demonstrations erupted on Jan. 2 in certain parts of the country. Public protests are illegal in the country unless their organizers file a notice in advance.
Following the development of the situation, the government declared a state of emergency all over the country. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said the government initiated anti-terrorist operations to deal with the ongoing riots.
Also, the divisions of the united peacekeeping contingent of CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organization) arrived in Kazakhstan to assist in restoring order and help protect strategic objects of the country.
---
Follow the author on Twitter: @mariiiakhm
MENAFN10012022000187011040ID1103512727
Legal Disclaimer:
MENAFN provides the information “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.