In line with the decree, Bakitjan Ordabayev took this position, the Kazakh President’s Office said.

Earlier, Ordabayev worked as Kazakhstan’s charge d’affaires in Romania. Ordabayev replaced Rustam Jienbayev.

The Eurosian Economic Community, which was established in 2000, currently unites Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.