Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec.5 / Trend V. Zhavoronkova/
Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev appointed former Deputy Prime Minister Shamil Atakhanov as a new head of the National Security Committee, RIA-Novosti reported on Monday.
As a deputy prime minister, Atakhanov was responsible for the security and law enforcement issues.
Kyrgyz new President Atambayev was inaugurated on Dec.