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Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon shake hands at a signing ceremony, ahead of the China-Central Asia Summit in Xian, Shaanxi province on May 18, 2023. (Photo by FLORENCE LO / POOL / AFP)

Municipal workers polish a relief sculpture depicting former president Nursultan Nazarbayev outside the city hall in Almaty on March 1, 2020. (Photo by Ruslan PRYANIKOV / AFP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with Russia's Security Council via teleconference call, in Moscow, Feb 2, 2022. - EPA Photo.

Kyrgyz military at the Scorpion base in the city of Tokmak, about 60km from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Jan 14, 2022. Kyrgyz military consists of 150 servicemen, eight armoured vehicles and 11 military equipment from the 25th Special Forces Brigade 'Scorpion', returned to Kyrgyzstan after taking part in the peacekeeping mission of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Kazakhstan. The military from Kyrgyzstan served to protect the Almaty thermal power plant (CHP-2). (Source: EPA/IGOR KOVALENKO)

Almaty City Administration building burns during the protests over a hike in energy prices in Almaty, Kazakhstan, 06 January 2022 (issued 09 January 2022). Protesters stormed the mayor's office in Almaty, as Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev declared a state of emergency in the capital until Jan 19, 2022. 164 people where killed during the riots as reported by Health Ministry, while 2,265 people in different regions of the country applied for medical assistance. (Source: EPA/STRINGER)

Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah assures some 50 Malaysians in protest-hit Kazakhstan are safe -- Bernama Photo.

Thousands took to the streets in Almaty and in the western province of Mangystau, saying the price rise was unfair given oil and gas exporter Kazakhstan's vast energy reserves. (Source: AFP)

Riot police officers patrol in a street during a rally over a hike in energy prices in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Protesters have also stormed the mayor's office in Almaty, as Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev declared a state of emergency in the capital until January 19, 2022. -- EPA/STR Photo