New Kazakh PM chairs 1st session of Cabinet
ASTANA. September 27. KAZINFORM Recently appointed Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Serik Akhmetov chaired the first session of the new Cabinet on Thursday in Astana, PM's press service reports.
"This is a new stage in the work of the Government. The Head of State has the confidence in us. The new team of the Government has been formed and it should live up to the President's expectations," S. Akhmetov told the session.
"We should prove our Government can work effectively and solve the tasks set by the Head of State," he continued.
PM Akhmetov stressed the new Cabinet would use the previously accumulated experience. "Most members of the Government have preserved their positions, but it does not mean we can rest easy. On the contrary, it is high time to act and fulfill the instructions given by the Head of State".
Serik Akhmetov assured the session that the Government would continue its interaction with the Parliament and Nur Otan fraction. According to the Prime Minister, right now the Government and the Parliament enjoy constructive dialogue.