Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on Monday that the Kazakh government "never used and will not use armed force against peaceful protesters."
"We faced unprecedented act of aggression and assault on our statehood and took urgent measures to restore constitutional order and rule of law (…) We never used and will not use armed force against peaceful protesters. All such allegations are false. #Kazakhstan will continue to strengthen partnership with EU," Tokayev declared on his Twitter account.
The message came after the Kazakh president and European Council President Charles Michel held a meeting, described as a "productive conversation." Earlier, the country's president claimed that the demonstrations were an attempt of coup d'état.
