MOSCOW
\nKazakhstan, one of Russia\u2019s close ex-Soviet partners, will not recognise the possible annexation of Ukraine\u2019s eastern regions by Russia through referendums held there, the Central Asian nation\u2019s foreign ministry said on Monday.
\n\u201cAs for the holding of referendums … Kazakhstan proceeds from the principles of territorial integrity of states, their sovereign equivalence and peaceful coexistence,\u201d ministry spokesman Aibek Smadiyarov said.
\nKazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has repeatedly called for the resolution of the Ukrainian conflict in line with the United Nations charter.
\n\u201cWe reconfirm our readiness to provide all possible assistance to the establishment of a political dialogue,\u201d Smadiyarov said. \u201cAt the same time, our country believes that maintaining stability at either regional or global level is the most important goal.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
MOSCOW Kazakhstan, one of Russia\u2019s close ex-Soviet partners, will not recognise the possible annexation of Ukraine\u2019s eastern regions by Russia through referendums held there, the Central Asian nation\u2019s foreign ministry said on Monday. \u201cAs for the holding of referendums … Kazakhstan proceeds from the principles of territorial integrity of states, their sovereign equivalence and peaceful […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":285912,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-285886","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n