Former President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev called himself a pensioner in his first speech after the start of the political crisis in the country. Video Posted on Youtube Channel Nazarbayev.
Ex-president also revealed his location. “In 2019, I conveyed the powers of President Kasim-Zhomart Tokayev and since then I am a pensioner, and now I am on a well-deserved holiday in the capital of Kazakhstan and did not leave anywhere,” said Nazarbayev.
He also said that rumors about the conflict in the Kazakhstan elite are absolutely groundless, and spoke in support of Tokayev. “The President put forward a new reform program aimed at improving the welfare of the people. This program needs to be supported,” said Nazarbayev.
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