Nursultan Nazarbayev expressed support to legitimate government of Turkey

ANKARA. KAZINFORM - Turkey is the most strategically important partner for Kazakhstan, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev told at the press conference upon completion of the bilateral talks.

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"We wish unity and stability to Turkish people. Therefore, I fully support the legitimate government of Turkey. I already expressed my opinion regarding the situation that happened here in July in the letter I sent to Mr. Erdogan earlier," Nursultan Nazarbayev told.

The Head of State stressed that internal stability and prosperity of Turkey was very important for Kazakhstan.

"The attempted coup was a concern for us. We cannot support such things. A lot of people lost their lives and many people were injured during that attempted coup. On behalf of the people of Kazakhstan and personally I would like to extend my sincere condolences to the families and friends of those who were killed during the coup attempt. I paid this visit to support Mr. Erdogan and Turkey," N. Nazarbayev added.