Kyrgyz president approves nomination of new PM, cabinet

Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev on Wednesday signed a decree appointing Sooronbay Jeenbekov as the new prime minister and approving his cabinet, the presidential press service confirmed on Thursday to Xinhua.

According to the decree, most of the former cabinet members will remain in the cabinet, except for the first deputy prime minister, the head of the government office and the Transport and Communications minister, who are dismissed from the present government.

Kyrgyz former Prime Minister Temir Sariyev verbally resigned on Monday. The Kyrgyz parliamentary majority coalition decided on Tuesday to nominate Jeenbekov, then first deputy head of the presidential office, as the new prime minister, which was approved by the parliament Wednesday afternoon.

Kyrgyz Parliament Speaker Asylbek Jeenbekov on Wednesday tendered his resignation after his elder brother, Jeenbekov, was nominated as a candidate for prime minister to avoid suspicions. Endi