Mishustin signed a decree on the opening of the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Aktau, Kazakhstan

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed an order on the opening of the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Aktau, Kazakhstan. The relevant decree was published on the official Internet portal of legal information on February 11.

"To open the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Aktau (Republic of Kazakhstan)," the decree says.

In addition, the Prime Minister instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation to establish the staffing of the Consulate General in Aktau within the number of employees of foreign institutions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as to approve its staffing table.

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