In 2021, the German Government authorized 25 requests for the sale of war material to the former Soviet Republic, with a value of 2.2 million euros. The Central Asian nation is experiencing a social revolt that started with the gas hike.
The Government of Germany decided to stop the exports of war material to Kazakhstan.
That in view of the instability that has affected the Central Asian republic for a week.
“Yesterday I gave the order to stop all exports of military equipment from Germany to Kazakhstan,” announced this Saturday the secretary of state of the Ministry of Economy and Climate Protection, Sven Giegold, through a message posted on his Twitter account.
Yesterday I gave orders to stop all arms exports from Germany to Kazakhstan. I will also take a close look at previous arms exports. https://t.co/TchtwJvj8k
– Sven Giegold (@sven_giegold) January 8, 2022
In 2021, the German Government authorized 25 requests for the sale of material war to the former Soviet republic, with a value of 2.2 million euros.
The position of the Executive headed by Olaf Scholz is that, although the total volume of exports is small, in view of the current conflict situation it is necessary to freeze them, according to information that EFE has had access to.
Since the protests, which erupted over rising gas pricesAccording to the authorities, several dozen people, including 18 policemen, have died, to which must be added the more than four thousand detainees.
This Friday, the German Government expressed its concern regarding the order of the Kazakh President, Kasim-Yomart Tokáyev, to shoot to kill once morest protesters without prior notice, while calling all parties involved to de-escalate.
The Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Christofer Burger, pointed out in a press conference that it is necessary to specify “very clearly” that “the use of lethal violence, of ammunition once morest civilians, even more so if military forces are involved, should always be only the last resort” .
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