Konstantin Zatulin, Deputy State Duma, First Deputy Chairman of the Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Citizen Relations, told socialbites.ca that he was in Baikonur on his second day in Kazakhstan. This is how he commented on the media reports that he was not allowed to enter the Republic of Kazakhstan. Zatulin noted that there were indeed problems at the checkpoint, and the border guards could not explain what caused them.
“Actually, we arrived in Baikonur from Moscow yesterday and there was a hitch going through passport control run by Kazakhstani border guards. We had to stop for a while at this passport control point. I’m sorry but I can’t explain in any way what kind of allegations were made against me because the border guards couldn’t explain it either. This misunderstanding or provocation was stopped with the intervention of the ambassador and the Russian Federation embassy, Zatulin said.
The deputy stressed that his visit to Kazakhstan had no political purpose.
“Being in Baikonur, we do not set any political goals. Our aim is to show that we love Baikonur and the people of Baikonur, we respect the Republic of Kazakhstan, we hope to improve Russia-Kazakh relations. Someone probably does not want this. “This is the reason why it is interpreted in a way. This morning I met with the stuffing in the information field. Judging by the information contained in various publications, it was apparently a targeted action, an attempt that was expected to harm the development of our relations, ”the politician said.
According to Zatulin, he came to Baikonur to open the former tennis tournament “Baikonur Racket 2023” and to organize a number of other events.
Although it is an important event for Baykonur, we did not come here just to play tennis. The main thing, of course, is to meet with our compatriots who live here and work in Baikonur. This is an observation of the launch of the Progress cargo spacecraft, scheduled to launch from the Baikonur cosmodrome on the afternoon of May 24. This is a visit to a school, a branch of the Moscow Aviation Institute, laying of wreaths to space heroes and their victims. All this is planned. We are the official guests of the Baikonur administration.”
On the eve of “Sputnik”, referring to the press service of the deputy, Zatulina they didn’t let me in to Kazakhstan for their previous criticism of the country’s authorities.
“After some difficulties and the intervention of the Russian Foreign Ministry, the problem was resolved,” the press service said.
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