TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) – The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym Jomart Tokayev has approved the change of the capital's name fro Nur Sultan back to Astana.

In a presidential decree, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym Jomart Tokayev has officially renamed the capital city back to Astana from Nur Sultan.

Nur-Sultan city will now be named Astana, as it used to be called prior to changes in 2019.

MNA/PR