In accordance with the presidential decree issued on the website of the President of Kazakhstan on 26 September, President Hak Tokaev renamed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Nultreou as the Assistant President in charge of international affairs.

At the same time, Kosherbayev, deputy prime minister of the government, was removed from his post and appointed as foreign minister. Kosherbayev served as ambassador to Russia and governor of East Kazakhstan, and was appointed deputy prime minister of the government in February 2025. (Headquarters reporter Wang Delu)