Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev Did Not Consult With Putin Before Resigning From Presidential Post - Kremlin

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev did not consult with Russian President Vladimir Putin before making the decision on the successor's candidacy, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 21st March, 2019) Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev did not consult with Russian President Vladimir Putin before making the decision on the successor's candidacy, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday.

"No, Nursultan Abishevich did not consult, and, of course, this was out of the question. But he certainly considered it possible and necessary to inform the president of Russia about what became known to the public just a few hours after the conversation," Peskov told reporters when asked whether Nazarbayev consulted with Putin before deciding on resignation.