Restoration of Arys on personal control of the President - Saparbayev

Minister of labor and social protection of population of RK Berdibek Saparbayev met with residents of Arys, temporarily placed in social facilities of Shymkent.

Head of the Ministry urged residents not to believe the rumors and not to succumb to provocations.

"Restoration of Arys on personal control of the President of the country Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev. The government has been instructed to allocate all the necessary funds for the repair and restoration of the city, social facilities, residential and engineering infrastructure. I ask you not to succumb to any provocations and not to believe the rumors. The government and local authorities are doing everything that is necessary," he said.

Minister noted that in a difficult moment the whole of Kazakhstan provides support to the residents of Arys.

"Assistance comes from citizens from all over the country. All funds and humanitarian aid will be transparently and fairly distributed among you. To do this, a public commission will be created, which will include your representatives. This question on special control", - he said, referring to residents of Arys.

He also said that the military unit will be moved from Arys.

"On behalf of the President, a commission is working to solve the issues of relocation of the military unit from the city of Arys to a safe place. The main task is to prevent a repetition of the tragedy in the future. The environmental situation will not remain without attention. I ask you to be patient, in the near future the situation is normalized," the Minister said.

During the working trip to Shymkent, the head of the Ministry of labor visited the emergency medical hospital №35 and the children's hospital №1, where victims of the explosions in the city of Arys are treated. The Minister spoke with doctors and the wounded, wishing the victims a speedy recovery. He also visited the boarding school "Daryn", the orphanage and secondary school №89, where he got acquainted with the conditions of temporary accommodation of residents of the city of Arys.

It is expected that in the afternoon Berdibek Saparbayev will visit the Turkestan region.