150 Kazakhstan citizens are in Egypt - Foreign Affairs Ministry
19:26, 19 August 2013
ASTANA. August 19. KAZINFORM In Egypt, where now there are riots and unrests, there stay about 150 citizens of Kazakhstan, and most of them are Kazakhstani students. This has been announced today at a news briefing by the Foreign Ministry spokesman Nurjan Aytmahanov.
"We are concerned by the events in Egypt. Embassy of Kazakhstan is in constant contact with our citizens. In general, the consular registration covers 500 people, at the present time in Egypt there are 150 of them, of which 136 are students. On the territory of Cairo, where the main events take place, there are more than 120 people, " said Aytmahanov.
According to him, the Kazakh Embassy in Egypt is monitoring the situation and in constant contact with the citizens of the republic, it holds arrangements to raise awareness of the situation, and encourages them to avoid crowded areas.
"If necessary, it will take all possible measures to assist our citizens", said the representative of the Foreign Ministry.