Kazakhstan refuses to accept former Luhansk governor as ambassador – media

This is reported by ZN.UA.

Kazakhstan refused to issue an agrément (the agreement by a state to receive members of a diplomatic mission from a foreign country - ed.) to the former head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration, Serhiy Haidai. The Kazakh side made it clear that this candidate does not suit it, and it would like to see a professional diplomat in the post.

According to the media’s sources, Kazakhstan's response to the request for Haidai was “soft but tough.”

It is important to recall that the previous Ukrainian ambassador to Kazakhstan, Petro Vrublevskyi, was a professional diplomat, but he was recalled because of the Kremlin's hysteria over his harsh “anti-Russian statements.”

• Serhiy Haidai, who was dismissed by the president on March 15 as head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration, confirmed that he could be appointed Ukraine's ambassador to Kazakhstan.