BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 29
Trend:
The name of the Almaty city will remain the same and will not be changed back to Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan's President Kassym Jomart Tokayev said in an interview to Khabar 24, Trend reports.
"The "Almaty" is more popular among Kazakh-speaking people, whereas "Alma-Ata" is often used by Russian-speaking people. They can call it however they like, but no official change will be made."