Kazakhstan will comply with sanctions against Russia and Belarus
Kazakhstan Russia with, allowing cooperation without violating sanctions the law is working on a project
Kazakhstan attacked Russia and then Ukraine according to will not help evade Western sanctions.
In an interview with Euractiv News, Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Kazakhstan Timur Suleymenov added that, his country though Russia will continue its cooperation with the Eurasian Union.
According to him according toKazakhstan to invest in Russia and will continue to attract investment from this country.
Suleymenov said that, his country cannot cut these ties economically, but sanctioned goods will be controlled:
“We are not any sanctioned person and or we will do our best to ensure that the unit does not invest in Kazakhstan. We want to make it clear to Europeans. “
“Risk of being in a basket”
The official said that, Kazakhstan Russia with, allowing cooperation without violating sanctions the law is working on a project.
Kazakhstan is one of Russia’s largest trading partners and It has a 7,600-kilometer border with the country.
Since the annexation of Crimea by the Kazakh government in 2014 and Russia has been concerned about the separatist conflict in the Donbas since its inception.
At times, a number of Russian officials have made “historic territorial claims” to Kazakhstan. Expressing such allegations for the first time president Vladimir Putin However, Moscow has said it has no territorial claims to Kazakhstan.
Suleymenov said in an interview that, Territorial integrity of Kazakhstan and Ukraine and supports sovereignty, annexation of Crimea, Ukraine does not recognize the so-called separatist territories in
“Kazakhstan is not a party to this conflict. Yes, we are a member of the Eurasian Economic Union, but we have our own system as an independent state and Russia and We will comply with the sanctions imposed on Belarus. We do not want to risk being put in the same basket with them. “
At the initiative of Russia Europe In addition to Russia, Belarus, Armenia and Kazakhstan are members of the Eurasian Economic Union, which was established as an alternative to the Union and Includes Kyrgyzstan.