Kazakhstan hasn’t received any answer to the diplomatic note sent to Uzbekistan in which Kazakhstan asked for reasons why Kazakhstan’s tourists were detained in Uzbekistan for over a fortnight without due notification of the Kazakh side: Foreign Ministry spokesman.
The Kazakh side reminded that in accordance with the Vienna convention in case of foreign citizens detained abroad, a respective notification should have been sent to the country of their origin.
The group of Kazakhstan’s tourists comprises 9 teens and 3 adults. The teens have been placed in a detention facility for minors. The Uzbek authorities refuse to let the teens go until the parents pay a penalty of $550.
The tourists might have wandered off the trail and accidentally stepped on the Uzbek soil. The group comprises 9 teens and 3 adults. One of the tourists is diabetic.
