Kazakhstan to change name of capital from Nur-sultan back to Astana

Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has agreed to restore the name of the Kazakhstan capital from Nur-Sultan to Astana. The city was renamed Nur-Sultan three years ago by Tokayev to honour his predecessor Nursultan Nazarbayev after he stepped down in 2019. Tokayev's spokesman, Ruslan Zheliban, said the President agreed to restore the name after an initiative by a group of MPs.