The main mission of the CSTO peacekeeping forces in Kazakhstan has been successfully completed, and a phased withdrawal will begin in two days, Kazakhstani President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said,
Speaking to MPs, Tokayev added that the process would take no more than ten days.
Last week, Tokayev turned to the Collective Security Treaty Organization for support in suppressing the unrest in his country.
The CSTO allies sent peacekeepers to Kazakhstan, whose tasks included protecting the state, military and socially significant facilities.