ASTANA.  March 12. KAZINFORM  /Damir Baimanov/ Prime Minister Karim Massimov has introduced Minister of Industry and New Technologies Asset Issekeshev and Minister of Oil and Gas Sauat Mynbayev to the staff today.

"As a result of reorganization two new ministries have been established. These are the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies and the Ministry of Oil and Gas. In accordance with the President's Decree Asset Issekeshev has been appointed Vice Prime Minister-Minister of Industry and New Technologies. Sauat Mynbayev has been appointed Head of the newly established Ministry of Oil and Gas", the Prime Minister said and added that the Ministry of Oil and Gas would be responsible for this sector as well as for electric power and other issues.

Alongside the PM charged the Ministers to regulate all personnel policy issues by March 15.