Kazakhstan reiterates its commitment to the fundamental principles of the international law in accordance with the UN Charter in connection with the holding of a referendum in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea on March 16, 2014, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry said on March 18.
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"Kazakhstan considers Crimea's referendum as a free expression of the Autonomous Republic population's will and understands the decision of the Russian Federation in these circumstances," according to the statement.
Kazakhstan stands for Ukraine's peaceful ways out of the crisis and its overcoming through the negotiation process under the auspices of the UN and other international organizations, according to the foreign ministry's statement. |