Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Karim Masimov has been dismissed, says a statement published in the official presidential website. According to a president’s decree, Masimov is appointed chairman of the National Security Council.
▼ читать продолжение новости ▼First Deputy Prime Minister Bakytzhan Sagintayev is appointed as acting prime minister of Kazakhstan. The government of Kazakhstan will continue fulfilling its duties until a new cabinet is approved.
Karim Masimov was prime minister in 2007-2012. Since 2012 to 2014 he was deputy head of the president’s administration. In April 2014, he became prime minister again.