Aryn Berik was relieved of the posts of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as well as Permanent Representative to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Bahrain concurrently.
Menilbekov Madiyar was appointed in his place, who was also relieved of the post of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United Arab Emirates. His successor in this post was Mukhametaliuly Najmedin, who previously held a similar position in the Sultanate of Oman.
The diplomatic mission in Oman will now be headed by Aidarbek Tumatov, who previously represented the interests of Kazakhstan in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Republic of Iraq and the State of Palestine concurrently.
In addition, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the People's Republic of China, Nuryshev Shakhrat, will now also represent Kazakhstan in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea concurrently.