CGTN published this video item, entitled “Kazakh state secretary terms situation in Kazakhstan as a terrorist act not ‘color revolution'” – below is their description.
Kazakhstan State Secretary Erlan Karinan has termed the ongoing situation in his country as an act of terror rather than color revolution as has been witnessed in the past. In an exclusive interview with CGTN the state secretary said the recent upheaval in the country was done by those seeking to destabilize the country.
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Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country mainly located in Central Asia with a smaller portion west of the Ural River in Eastern Europe.
Kazakhstan is the world’s largest landlocked country. It has a population of 18.3 million residents, and has one of the lowest population densities in the world. Since 1997, the capital is Nur-Sultan, formerly known as Astana. It was moved from Almaty, the country’s largest city.
Kazakhstan was the last of the Soviet republics to declare independence during the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Kazakhstan is the most dominant nation of Central Asia economically, generating 60% of the region’s GDP, primarily through its oil and gas industry. It also has vast mineral resources. Kazakhstan is a member of the United Nations (UN), WTO, CIS, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the Eurasian Economic Union, CSTO, OSCE, OIC, CCTS, and TURKSOY.
