Overview

• President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a decree on September 26 appointing Yermek Kosherbayev to lead the foreign ministry and releasing Murat Nurtleu from the post.
• Nurtleu was reassigned as assistant to the president for international investment and trade cooperation, according to the presidential press service on Telegram.
• Kosherbayev's recent roles include ambassador to Russia from January 2020 to June 2023, akim of East Kazakhstan Region through February 2025, then deputy prime minister starting February 14, 2025.
• Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov congratulated Kosherbayev on September 27 and invited him to pay an official visit to Russia in the near future, the Russian embassy in Kazakhstan said.
• The Russian ambassador met Kosherbayev on Saturday to discuss the schedule of upcoming high-level contacts and coordination on regional and international agendas.