UPDATE - Kyrgyz president relieves premier from position in Cabinet reshuffle

REVISES DECK; ADDS FURTHER INFORMATION FROM CABINET RESHUFFLE; MINOR EDITS

By Burc Eruygur

ISTANBUL (AA) - Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov on Monday relieved Prime Minister Akylbek Japarov from his position in a Cabinet reshuffle.

A statement by the presidency said Japarov signed a decree removing the premier, who has held his post since 2021, “in connection with his transfer to another job.”

No further details were given regarding what position the former prime minister will be taking.

A subsequent presidential statement said Japarov signed another decree appointing Adylbek Kasymaliev as the acting chairman of the Kyrgyz Cabinet of Ministers.

The candidacy of Kasymaliev for the role was submitted for approval to the Kyrgyz parliament, the statement added.

Kasymaliev was the first deputy chairman of the Cabinet since 2022.

Replacing Kasymaliev, the Kyrgyz president appointed Daniyar Amangeldiev as the acting first deputy chairman, removing him from the post of economy minister, according to a separate statement.