kazakhstan: Kazakhstan crisis: Moscow strengthens its position in Central Asia

The profitable anti-terror operation in Kazakhstan led by CSTO, by which Russia performs an enormous half, has introduced again Moscow’s central function in Central Asia which is a part of its instant neighbourhood and the place it has main stakes. The scenario in all areas of Kazakhstan, the place riots passed off on January 2-7, has now stabilized. However the injury exceeded 87 billion tenge (about 200 million {dollars}).

Whereas Russia has come to the instant rescue of its strategic accomplice Kazakhstan, there are doubts over Turkey’s ties with the area following the disaster. Turkey has initiated a web based assembly of the International Ministers of the Group of Turkic States (OTG), devoted to the occasions in Kazakhstan. Turkish International Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, after a dialog along with his Kazakh counterpart Mukhtar Tleuberdi, mentioned that the occasion will happen on January 11. Turkey seems involved over Moscow’s stature in Central Asia which has additional grown.

Victoria Panfilova, Observer of the division of politics of the neighboring international locations of the “Nezavisimaya Gazeta” mentioned that the occasions in Kazakhstan had been within the focus of consideration of Ankara, the chief of the “Turkic world”. Turkish Protection Minister Hulusi Akar mentioned, “We imagine that our brothers will overcome all difficulties with their very own means and talents. We declare that we’re prepared to supply every kind of help and help to our Kazakh brothers ”.

Akar signalled to Kazakhstan that Turkey can be extra helpful than Russia. “Akar’s statements are comprehensible, particularly given the truth that some Turkish consultants argue: the introduction of CSTO troops into Kazakhstan marked the collapse of the thought of constructing a “Turkic world”…The Turkish officialdom overtly laments the “lack of Kazakhstan’s sovereignty” and calls on its authorities to behave extra decisively on this route…It is rather tough to think about that Turkey will additional strengthen its positions in Central Asia,” based on Nezavisimaya Gazeta

Nonetheless, based on Stanislav Pritchin, senior researcher on the Heart for Put up-Soviet Research on the IMEMO RAS, Turkey had restricted room for manoeuvre. “In the course of the acute section of the disaster in Kazakhstan, Turkey couldn’t do something. This may trigger even larger bewilderment not solely in Kazakhstan, but in addition in Russia and China. The constitution of the OTG doesn’t include any such level like sending its troops within the occasion of a disaster in one of many OTG international locations. The one one who may do that was Uzbekistan, which signed a corresponding package deal of agreements with Kazakhstan. Subsequently, it is unnecessary for Turkey to take any severe steps now,” Pritchin advised Nezavisimaya Gazeta.

“The thought of making the Nice Turan isn’t going anyplace. The query is how successfully it is going to be applied. The very fact is that for Kazakhstan, in addition to for all Central Asian republics, the very thought of a “Turkic world” isn’t completely acceptable. Being a Turk doesn’t imply being within the “Turkic world”. It is like Serbs and Russians won’t ever be in the identical state, regardless of how shut they’re to one another,” Aleksandr Kobrinsky, director of the Company for Ethno-Nationwide Methods, advised Nezavisimaya Gazeta.