Secretaries of Security Councils of Armenia and Kazakhstan noted the  inadmissibility of attempts to present the tragedy in Karaganda as  inter-ethnic issue

ArmInfo. Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan had a telephone conversation with Assistant to the President - Secretary of the  Security Council of Kazakhstan Gabit Bayzhanov. This was reported in  the press service of the Security Council of Armenia.  Grigoryan and  Bayzhanov exchanged views on the situation in Karaganda, in which  Armenians were also involved. Grigoryan expressed condolences to the  relatives and friends of the deceased young man.

The Secretaries of the Security Councils of the two countries noted  the inadmissibility of attempts to present the incident as an  inter-ethnic issue. Grigoryan and Bayzhanov stressed the importance  of a comprehensive and transparent investigation of the tragedy, as  well as the need to bring to justice all the perpetrators of the  crime exclusively within the framework of the law. At the same time,  the importance of continuous coordination of the relevant departments  of the two countries was stressed.

On the night of January 1, a fight took place in the restaurant  "Ancient Rome" in the city of Karaganda. As a result of the incident,  a 23-year-old resident was killed, three more were injured. The  deadly scuffle in Kazakhstan has become a fertile ground for inciting  ethnic hatred and the spread of misinformation. Three Armenians were  involved in it. According to the latest data, 7 people were detained  on the fact of fighting and murder, five of them were arrested.  Armenian  Narek Gururyan, who was on the wanted list, declared his  readiness to surrender. He also said that he was not involved in the  murder.