The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan summoned the Charge d'Affaires of the Russian Federation Alexander Komarov and expressed bewilderment to him in connection with the statements of State Duma Deputy Vyacheslav Nikonov about the territory of the republic. The Kazakh diplomatic service noted the "more frequent provocative attacks" of some Russian politicians, which cause "serious damage" to relations between the two countries. The parliamentarian later said that his words were misinterpreted.
“During the meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister Marat Syzdykov expressed bewilderment at the statements on Channel One by the Chairman of the Education and Science Committee of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Nikonov that“the territory of Kazakhstan is a great gift from Russia”, - said in the message of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan.
On the eve of the head of the Duma Committee on Education and Science, Vyacheslav Nikonov, on the air of Channel One, said that "the territory of Kazakhstan is a great gift from Russia and the Soviet Union." "Kazakhstan simply did not exist, North Kazakhstan was not inhabited at all, and so on," - said the deputy.
A press release from the Kazakh Foreign Ministry notes that the "more frequent provocative attacks" by some Russian politicians cause serious damage to allied relations between the Russian Federation and Kazakhstan. "MFA RK [Republic of Kazakhstan] expects an adequate assessment by the Russian side of such statements and calls on to take measures to prevent further statements of this kind from statesmen of the Russian Federation ", - emphasized in the diplomatic department.
During the meeting, the Russian diplomat received a note with the position of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan.
After a diplomatic scandal broke out, Nikonov said that his statement on the First Channel was misinterpreted. “I believe that the interests of Kazakhstan were fully respected when defining the borders of the Kazakh SSR, which became the borders of the Republic of Kazakhstan. This is exactly what I said in the Big Game program. I take this opportunity to once again express my warmest feelings towards the brotherly people of Kazakhstan,” - he wrote in his Telegram channel.
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