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The US hails the announcement that the CSTO peacekeeping forces have finished their mission in Kazakhstan and calls on the contingent to promptly leave the country, as the republic’s authorities have requested, spokesperson for the US Department of State Ned Price told a briefing on Tuesday, according to TASS. 

"We do welcome the reports of calm in the city of Almaty that we’ve heard in recent hours and over the course of the past day. We also welcome President Tokayev’s announcement that the CSTO collective peacekeeping forces have completed their mission," he said.

"Until that process is completed and until the CSTO peacekeeping forces are withdrawn, we’ll continue to call upon all collective security treaty organization, collective peacekeeping forces to respect international human rights and to uphold their commitment to promptly depart Kazakhstan, as the Government of Kazakhstan has requested," Price noted.

As the Kazakh leader stated on Tuesday, the withdrawal of the CSTO forces will start in two days.