According to Aidos Ukibay, the first president of Kazakhstan's press office, Nursultan Nazarbayev underwent heart surgery, Trend writes via his Twitter account.
"The heart of Nursultan Nazarbayev was operated on. The procedure went well. The first president's life is not in danger. He is being watched right now. Under the direction of renowned cardiac surgeon Yuri Pya, the procedure was performed at the National Scientific Cardiac Surgery Center "the article stated.
Earlier today, unconfirmed reports of Nazarbayev's hospitalisation began to circulate.
From the time Kazakhstan gained its independence in 1991 until his formal resignation in 2019, Nursultan Nazarbayev served as the nation's first president. From 1991 until 2022, he also presided over the Security Council of Kazakhstan.