“This person replaced me in the position of Deputy Secretary-General (UN. - RT ) ... He is a surprisingly well-educated and competent person ... So if he is president, Kazakhstan will be lucky,” he explained.
Earlier, Nursultan Nazarbayev, who announced his resignation from the post of President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, said that the appointed head of state could be entrusted to the appointed Kashym-Zhomart Tokayev as the country's acting leader.
Viktor Vodolatsky, deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots, commented on the decision of Nazarbayev to resign in an interview with RT.