The Parliament of Kazakhstan approved the renaming Astana to Nursultan
Deputies of Parliament of Kazakhstan passed in 2 readings amendments to the Constitution on renaming the capital in honor of the first President Nursultan Nazarbayev, reports journalist Last news .
Now the document must sign the new President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, to whom belongs the initiative for the name change.
In the morning he took the oath, promised to adhere to the established course and has made the initiative to rename Astana to Nursultan.
Tokayev also considers it necessary to erect a monument in honour of Nazarbayev and called his name a Central street of the regional cities.
yesterday, Nazarbayev said that resigning as leader of the country. Your range of possibilities for the remaining period of his presidency, he gave Tokaev, who was the President of the Senate. Elections in Kazakhstan scheduled for 2020.
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