Nursultan Nazarbayev undergoes heart surgery-UPDATED

The First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev

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# 20 January 2023 11:00 (UTC +04:00)

The first President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, is at the National Cardiac Surgery Center in Astana after undergoing urgent heart surgery, APA reports citing Kazinform.

Nazarbayev’s press secretary Aidos Ukibay confirmed the news via his official Twitter account.

He tweeted that Nursultan Nazarbayev had undergone heart surgery. The successful surgery was performed by a well-known Kazakhstani heart surgeon Yuri Pya. The First President of Kazakhstan is under the health personnel’s care.

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The First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, was hospitalized, APA reports citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.

The doctors do not exclude the possibility of a heart operation. Currently, medical examinations are performed.

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THE OPERATION IS BEING PERFORMED