Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev did not consult with Russian President Vladimir Putin before making the decision on the successor's candidacy, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday, TASS reported.

"No, Nursultan Äbishuly did not consult, and, of course, this was out of the question. But he certainly considered it possible and necessary to inform the president of Russia about what became known to the public just a few hours after the conversation," Peskov told reporters when asked whether Nazarbayev consulted with Putin before deciding on resignation.

The phone call was probably a tribute to the special allied and friendly relations of the two countries, as well as to the special personal relations between Nazarbayev and Putin, Peskov assumed.

He also explained that the reason for the lack of information about the phone conversation between Putin and Nazarbayev on the Kremlin website before the Kazakh leader's resignation was special nature of the conversation, since Nazarbayev found it possible and necessary to notify Putin of his decision in advance, noted Urdu Point.

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was sworn in as Kazakhstan's president on Wednesday, a day after longtime leader Nursultan Nazarbayev announced his surprise resignation. Tokayev, who had served as senate speaker, was the designated interim replacement according to the Kazakh constitution. He is expected to serve the rest of Nazarbayev's term until elections in April 2020.