Yevgeny Primakov, head of the Russian Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States Affairs, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation, said that he refused to work or contact Kazakhstan's new Minister of Information and Social Development, Askar Umarov, due to his approach to the Russians, Report informs via RIA Novosti.
"I have carefully read about the new Minister of Information of Kazakhstan Askar Umarov and his many articles," Primakov wrote on a social network. He also gave examples of "unpleasant" expressions used by Umarov about Russians.
Askar Umarov responded to Primakov on his Facebook page: "In the article, they tried to introduce me as an enemy. I'm not as some people try to introduce me. In previous positions, I tried to work productively with Russia and other partners. I understand the importance of allied relations with Russia for Kazakhstan."
Yevgeny Primakov is the grandson of Yevgeny Maksimovich Primakov, one of the well-known political figures of the former USSR.