Alexander Iskandaryan: There is no political connotation in the  incident that occurred in Kazakhstan, this is just an ordinary New  Year`s fight

ArmInfo.In the incident that occurred in Kazakhstan, there is no political connotation, it is just an ordinary New Year's fight, in which the Armenians participated.  The director of the Caucasus Institute, Alexander Iskandaryan, stated  this at a press conference on January 11.  

He noted that representatives of very many nationalities live in Kazakhstan,  Kazakhs make up about two thirds of the population, and, as a result,  there are many national minorities in the country. "It wasn't that in  Kazakhstan there is a bias towards Armenians, no, that is not so.  However, there is a special attitude towards Caucasians, "the expert  stressed.

With regard to the reaction to this incident by the government of the  republics, as well as publications in the media, the political  analyst said that the reaction of representatives of the Azerbaijani  press was very predictable. "The media of Azerbaijan always, in one  way or another, react to events that, in one way or another, are  connected with the Armenians. Therefore, it would be very strange if  this time they did not respond to the incident," Iskandaryan said. He  also noted that the reaction of the Kazakh government to the incident  was almost perfect. "The authorities of Kazakhstan reacted very  adequately. All statements were very restrained and calm, besides,  Astana also urged not to politicize this incident," the expert  emphasized.

He also stated that the Armenian government also responds to  everything more than adequately, given the fact that the guy accused  of the murder is a citizen of Armenia. "From our side everything was  done. A telephone conversation took place between the Foreign  Ministers of Armenia and Kazakhstan. Moreover, the Armenian  Ambassador to Kazakhstan is very active," the political scientist  said. Iskandaryan also noted that whether Narek Guryan is guilty of  murder or not will be shown by the investigation, which, according to  the expert, will also be very objective.

"Be that as it may, you should not give this incident political or  inter-ethnic overtones, in fact it was just another fight that often  happens on New Year's," the director of the Caucasus Institute  concluded.

To note, on the night of January 1 in the restaurant "Ancient Rome"  in the city of Karaganda there was a fight. As a result of the  incident, a 23-year-old resident of Karaganda was killed three more  were injured.  The deadly brawl in Kazakhstan has become a fertile  ground for inciting ethnic hatred and the spread of misinformation.  Three Armenians were involved in it. Armenian citizen Narek Guryan,  who was suspected of committing hooliganism and murder in Karaganda  on the night of January 1, was detained on January 9.