President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart TokayevALMA-ATA, Jan 19 President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev appointed Ruslan Zhaksylykov as Minister of Defense, who until now served as Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs — Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard, the presidential press service said. Minister of Defense Murat Bektanov, Tokayev also signed a decree appointing Yerkin Botakanov, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs — Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard, who until now served as First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard — Chief of the General Staff, to the vacant post.
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