At the opening of the first meeting of the new government, the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Alikhan Smailov named the main task of the updated Cabinet. This was reported by RIA Novosti.

“We must justify the high confidence of the head of state at this difficult moment for the whole country. The new government should make every effort to fulfill the tasks set by the president aimed at improving the quality of life of the population, maintaining economic growth, resisting the pandemic, rebuilding the enormous damage caused by terrorists and looters and leading the country out of a large-scale crisis, ”he said.

On January 11, the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev approved the composition of the new government of the republic. The ministers of internal and foreign affairs, as well as the head of the Ministry of Defense, retained their posts. The post of first deputy prime minister was taken by Roman Sklyar, a former deputy chairman of the government. Former deputy ministers in the new Cabinet headed by the ministries of energy, industry and infrastructure, the ministry of information. Former First Deputy Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov received the prime minister's portfolio.

Former Prime Minister Askar Mamin and his government resigned on January 5 amid protests and unrest in the country. Smailov was then appointed Acting Prime Minister. The acting members of the Kazakh government will continue to perform their duties until the approval of the new composition of the cabinet of ministers. According to Tokayev, it is the government that bears "special blame" for the massive protests in the republic.

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