Kazakhstan president appoints new minister of foreign affairs

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has appointed Murat Nurtleu the Foreign Affairs Minister of the country, Report informs via Akorda.

"By the decree of the head of state, Nurtleu Murat Abugaliyevich was appointed Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan," Akorda says.

Prior to the latest appointment, Murat Nurtleu served as the head of the Presidential Administration of Kazakhstan.