Premier introduced new Minister of Economic Development and Trade
ASTANA. January 21. KAZINFORM /Askar Bimendin/ Today Prime Minister Karim Massimov has introduced new Minister of Economic Development and Trade Bakytzhan Sagintayev and congratulated former Minister Kairat Kelimbetov on appointment as Deputy Prime Minister.
"Bakytzhan Sagintayev needs no introduction, he is a well known man in the country, he held the post of akim (governor) of Pavlodar region up to yesterday," K.Massimov noted, introducing the new Minister to the Ministry's staff.
Congratulating Kairat Kelimbetov, the former Minister of Economic Development and Trade, on appointment as Vice Prime Minister, the Premier noted that he will deal with the same issues, in which Umirzak Shukeyev was engaged earlier on this post. In particular, the matters of Customs Union, ErAsEC, and etc.