Taalaibek Usubaliev became the First Deputy Minister of Defense of Kyrgyzstan. Own sources told 24.kg news agency.
The President Sadyr Japarov signed the corresponding order.
According to some reports, Taalaibek Usubaliev earlier worked at the Defense Department of the Executive Office of the Government. The new deputy minister has already been introduced to the personnel.
By another decree of the head of state, Nurlan Kiresheev was relieved of his post as the First Deputy Defense Minister.