Two new ministries will be formed in Kazakhstan in connection with the presidential decree Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, signed on June 17 in order to modernize and improve the efficiency of the public administration system, reports Akorda's press service.

So, the Ministry of Trade and Integration will be formed, to which the functions and powers of the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan will be transferred in the field of formation and implementation of domestic and foreign trade policies, international economic integration, consumer protection; The Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of technical regulation, standardization and ensuring the uniformity of measurements; Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the coordination of activities in the field of export promotion.

The Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources is another new department to which the functions and powers of the Ministry of Energy will be transferred to the formation and implementation of the state policy of environmental protection, management of municipal solid waste, protection, control and supervision of the rational use of natural resources; The Ministry of Agriculture in the field of use and protection of water resources, water supply, water disposal, forestry; The Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development in the field of state geological study, reproduction of the mineral resource base.

The decree comes into effect from the date of its signing.

“The Qazaq Times”