19 Nov 2014 16:31

Kazakhstan's ex-ambassador to China, N.Korea appointed as presidential aide

ASTANA. Nov 19 (Interfax) - Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has appointed Nurlan Yermekbayev as the Presidential Aide and Secretary of the Kazakhstan Security Council, according to the press office of the head of state.

Until now, Yermekbayev served as Kazakhstan's Ambassador to China and North Korea simultaneously.