Nur-Sultan, Jan 5 (TIWN) Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a presidential decree on Wednesday, accepting the resignation of the country's government.

The President has also appointed the deputy Prime Minister, Alikhan Smailov, as the new Prime Minister on an interim basis. According to the decree, the current members of the government will perform their duties until the formation of a new government. In a separate order, Murat Nurtileu has been appointed as the first deputy chairman of the National Security Committee by the President. Furthermore, the President relieved Krymbek Kusherbaev from the position of secretary of state.