The Kazakhstani Embassy to Baku has lowered the flag to half-mast due to the events in Kazakhstan, Report informs, citing the diplomatic mission.
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev declared January 10 the Day of National Mourning for the victims of unrest.
The situation in Kazakhstan escalated on January 2 after protests against rising fuel prices started in Zhanaozen, a city in the Mangistau region in western Kazakhstan. They further grew into mass protests across the country, with the protesters making both economic and political demands. On January 4 and 5, the protesters clashed with police in Almaty. On January 5, the Kazakh president sent the government into resignation and introduced a countrywide emergency.