Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev, ruler of Central Asia's largest energy producer two decades, plans to "test" the loyalty of all citizens in a bid to avoid any form of public protest.
"Let's test how much every citizen wants to work for the good of the country," Nazarbayev said in a televised address to the nation today. All Kazakhs at home and abroad "must reject taking any steps" designed to destablize the country, Nazarbayev said.
Kazakhstan hold this year's chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
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