ZAGREB, 9 January, 2022 - Croatian nationals in Kazakhstan, where anti-government protests have turned into violence and conflict, are safe, the Croatian Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs said on Sunday.
"The Croatian Embassy in Nur-Sultan are in constant contact with Croatian nationals. None of the Croatian nationals is in danger and all are safe," the Ministry said in a statement.
The Embassy is monitoring the situation and is at the service of Croatian nationals for consular and other assistance, it added.
Kazakhstan authorities said on Sunday they had stabilised the situation across the country after the deadliest outbreak of violence in 30 years of independence, while troops from a Russian-led military alliance were guarding "strategic facilities".
What began a week ago with demonstrations against a fuel price rise exploded into a wider protest against Tokayev’s government and the man he replaced as president of the resource-rich former Soviet republic, Nursultan Nazarbayev.
The Kazakh Ministry of Health said on Sunday that 164 persons had been killed in violent protests last week, and the administration said 5,800 people had been arrested in connection with the unrest.
