Foreign relations of Kazakhstan

Foreign relations of Kazakhstan are primarily based on economic and political security. The Nazarbayev administration has tried to balance relations with Russia and the United States by sending petroleum and natural gas to its northern neighbor at artificially low prices while assisting the U.S. in the War on Terror. Kazakhstan is a member of the United Nations, Collective Security Treaty Organization, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (which it chaired in 2010), North Atlantic Cooperation Council, Commonwealth of Independent States, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, and NATO's Partnership for Peace program. Kazakhstan established a customs union with Russia and Belarus, transformed into the Eurasian Economical Community then in 2015 into the Eurasian Economic Union. President Nazarbayev has prioritized economic diplomacy into Kazakhstan's foreign policy.^[1]

Kazakhstan has a "multi-vector" foreign policy, i.e. a triangulation between the major powers of Russia, China and the US.^[2] Kazakhstan has called for “intra-regional integration in Central Asia” and international integration of the region.^[3]

In December 2010, Kazakhstan held the first OSCE summit since 1999.^[4]

Multilateral agreements

In 2015 Kazakhstan joined the Inter-American Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters. In September the Kazakh Senate ratified the Convention, which unites 26 countries, including the United States, South Korea, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela and other countries.^[5]

Foreign policy 2014–2020

Kazakhstan's main foreign policy efforts are focused on achieving the following goals:^[6]

1. Measures that will ensure national security, defense capacity, sovereignty and territorial unity of the country;
2. Strengthening peace through regional and global security;
3. Sustainable international position and positive global image of Kazakhstan;
4. Establishment of fair and democratic world order under the guiding and coordinating role of the United Nations Organization (UN);
5. Further integration into the system of regional and international trade-economic relations;
6. Creation of favorable external conditions for the successful implementation of the Strategy 2050; providing high living standards for the population; strengthening unity of the multi-national society; reinforcing rule of law and democratic institutions; protection of human rights and freedoms;
7. Diversification, industrial-technological development and increased competitiveness of the national economy;
8. Focusing the country onto the green development path and bringing it to the list of the 30 top-developed nations of the world;
9. Saving the national-cultural uniqueness and following the own original way of the state development;
10. Protection of the rights of personal, family and business interests of citizens and legal entities of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
11. Support to Kazakh diaspora and Kazakh language nationally

Economic diplomacy

The Foreign Ministry of Kazakhstan assumed the new function of attracting investments to Kazakhstan in December 2018. As part of the new responsibilities, the Ministry oversees activities in attracting foreign investment and promoting Kazakh exports abroad, taking away these responsibilities from the reformed Ministry for Investment and Development.^[7] Two main objectives of Kazakhstan's economic diplomacy include comprehensive support of Kazakh business abroad and promotion of non-resource export.^[8] These objectives are set to help achieve the goals of diversifying the economy, creating new jobs, promoting innovative technologies and attracting foreign investors.

As part of economic diplomacy, Kazakhstan compiled a list of 40 countries its Foreign Ministry is to target in a bid to attract more foreign investment.^[9] Coordinated by the Foreign Ministry, Kazakhstan's diplomatic missions also address issues of strategic interest to Kazakhstan's business community in their receiving states.

Border issues

Not until 2005 did Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan agree to begin demarcating their shared borders. No seabed boundary with Turkmenistan in the Caspian Sea has been agreed on and the usage of Caspian Sea water is a matter that remains unsettled by international agreement.^[10]

According to Bakhytzhan Sagintaev, first deputy prime minister, in 2015 Kazakhstan and China will sign an intergovernmental agreement on water allocation of the 24 transboundary rivers.^[11]

Nuclear weapons non-proliferation

When the Soviet Union collapsed in December 1991, Kazakhstan inherited 1,410 nuclear warheads and the Semipalatinsk nuclear-weapon test site. By April 1995, Kazakhstan had returned the warheads to Russia and, by July 2000, had destroyed the nuclear testing infrastructure at Semipalatinsk.^[12]

On December 2, 2009, UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon and the Republic of Kazakhstan designated August 29 as International Day against Nuclear Tests, the anniversary of the date that Kazakhstan closed the Semipalatinsk test site in 1991.^[13][14]

The contribution of Kazakhstan's President Nazarbayev to nuclear non-proliferation was highly recognized by Japan. During his visit to Japan in November 2016, Nursultan Nazarbayev was awarded the title of special honorary citizen of Hiroshima for his non-proliferation efforts.^[15]

Illicit drugs

Illegal cannabis and, to a lesser extent, opium production in Kazakhstan is an international issue since much of the crop ends up being sold in other countries, particularly in other member-states of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).^[10] In 1998, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimated that a "minimum of 1,517 tons of cannabis was harvested" in Kazakhstan.^[16]

With the fall of the Soviet Union, Kazakhstan became a major transit country for narcotics produced in Southwest Asia, primarily from Afghanistan.^[16] In 2001, Kazakh authorities reported 1,320 cases of drug trafficking and seized 18 metric tons of narcotics. However, this is viewed as a fraction of the actual total volume trafficked and widespread corruption continues to hamper government anti-drug efforts; Transparency International gave Kazakhstan a score of 2.2, on a scale of 0–10 with 0 indicating a "highly corrupt" state.^[16][17] Russia and other parts of Europe are the main markets for these drugs although drug use is growing in Kazakhstan as well.^[10][16]

KazAID

In November 2014 Kazakh Foreign Minister and Resident Representative of UNDP in Kazakhstan signed a project document supporting Kazakhstan's Foreign Affairs Ministry in forming KazAID, a system of Official Development Assistance (ODA).^[18] KazAID is the first ODA programme among the Central Asian states.^[19] The KazAID program implies technical assistance and humanitarian aid to Afghanistan. As of 2016, Kazakhstan provided Afghanistan with 20,000 tons of food products valued at some $20 million.^[20]

Kazakhstan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs with assistance of the UNDP and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) leads ODA titled "Promoting Kazakhstan's ODA Cooperation with Afghanistan." The ODA is aimed at expanding economic independence and rights of Afghan women.^[21] The project marks Kazakhstan's first international cooperation for Afghanistan in the framework of national system of ODA.^[22]

As of 2017, Kazakhstan provided ODA worth approximately $450 million. Countries of Central Asia and Afghanistan are a priority for Kazakhstan's ODA.^[19]

Diplomatic relations

#	Country^[23]^[24]	Date
1	Nigeria	16 December 1991
2	United States	26 December 1991
3	China	3 January 1992
4	United Kingdom	19 January 1992
5	Mongolia	22 January 1992
6	France	25 January 1992
7	Japan	26 January 1992
8	North Korea	28 January 1992
9	South Korea	28 January 1992
10	Iran	29 January 1992
11	Germany	11 February 1992
12	Spain	11 February 1992
13	Afghanistan	12 February 1992
14	Austria	14 February 1992
—	Holy See	15 February 1992
15	India	23 February 1992
16	Pakistan	24 February 1992
17	Bangladesh	1 March 1992
18	Turkey	2 March 1992
19	South Africa	5 March 1992
20	Egypt	6 March 1992
21	Poland	6 March 1992
22	Libya	13 March 1992
23	Malaysia	16 March 1992
24	Hungary	23 March 1992
25	Cuba	24 March 1992
26	Philippines	25 March 1992
27	Syria	27 March 1992
28	Cyprus	2 April 1992
29	Canada	6 April 1992
—	State of Palestine	6 April 1992
30	Sweden	7 April 1992
31	Ireland	10 April 1992
32	Israel	10 April 1992
33	Madagascar	10 April 1992
34	Zimbabwe	10 April 1992
35	Mexico	13 April 1992
36	Oman	27 April 1992
37	Bahrain	1 May 1992
38	Denmark	7 May 1992
39	New Zealand	12 May 1992
40	Finland	13 May 1992
41	Morocco	26 May 1992
42	Estonia	27 May 1992
43	Switzerland	1 June 1992
44	Bulgaria	5 June 1992
45	Norway	5 June 1992
46	Guinea	6 June 1992
47	Lithuania	15 June 1992
48	Australia	22 June 1992
49	Luxembourg	29 June 1992
50	Vietnam	29 June 1992
51	Sri Lanka^[25]	29 June 1992
52	Thailand	6 July 1992
53	Romania	15 July 1992
54	Ukraine	22 July 1992
55	Colombia	23 July 1992
56	Georgia	23 July 1992
57	Moldova	27 July 1992
58	Cabo Verde	30 July 1992
59	Ghana	14 August 1992
60	Belgium	18 August 1992
61	Portugal	19 August 1992
62	Italy	21 August 1992
63	Armenia	27 August 1992
64	Azerbaijan	27 August 1992
65	United Arab Emirates	1 September 1992
66	Netherlands	10 September 1992
67	Belarus	16 September 1992
68	Slovenia	20 September 1992
69	Greece	1 October 1992
70	Turkmenistan	5 October 1992
71	Kyrgyzstan	15 October 1992
72	Croatia	16 October 1992
73	Russia	22 October 1992
74	Tunisia	23 November 1992
75	Uzbekistan	23 November 1992
76	Mali	26 November 1992
77	Latvia	10 December 1992
78	Czech Republic	1 January 1993
79	Slovakia	1 January 1993
80	Tajikistan	7 January 1993
81	Kuwait	11 January 1993
82	Malta	4 February 1993
—	Sovereign Military Order of Malta	4 February 1993
83	Jordan	9 February 1993
84	Singapore	30 March 1993
85	Lebanon	20 April 1993^[26]
86	Mauritania	28 April 1993
87	Indonesia	2 June 1993
88	Argentina	25 June 1993
89	Qatar	1 July 1993
90	Uruguay	30 July 1993
91	Chile	19 August 1993
92	Albania	21 September 1993
93	Brazil	22 September 1993
94	Kenya	15 November 1993
95	Cambodia	25 February 1994
96	Saudi Arabia	30 February 1994
97	Nicaragua	5 July 1994
98	Angola	3 October 1994
99	North Macedonia	1 June 1995
100	Jamaica	27 July 1995
101	Panama	28 July 1995
102	Iraq	14 September 1995
103	Honduras	28 November 1995
104	Algeria	15 March 1996
105	Zambia	25 March 1996
106	Venezuela	8 May 1996
107	Costa Rica	1 October 1996
108	Serbia	10 December 1996
109	Bosnia and Herzegovina	20 December 1996
110	Peru	6 February 1997
111	Laos	19 September 1997
112	Yemen	9 December 1997
113	Chad	21 July 1999
114	Republic of the Congo	21 September 1999
115	Myanmar	23 September 1999
116	Maldives	15 March 2000
117	Brunei	14 June 2000
118	Iceland	14 May 2004
119	Paraguay	20 September 2004
120	San Marino	20 September 2004
121	Montenegro	14 July 2006
122	Liechtenstein	31 January 2007
123	Antigua and Barbuda	16 November 2007
124	Andorra	30 January 2008
125	Senegal	13 March 2008
126	Mozambique	18 June 2008
127	Sudan	19 June 2008
128	Uganda	20 June 2008
129	Monaco^[27]	15 January 2009
130	Cameroon	14 May 2009
131	Gabon	23 May 2009
132	Ivory Coast	23 May 2009
133	Djibouti	5 May 2010
134	Burkina Faso	10 February 2011
135	Gambia	26 April 2011
136	Dominican Republic	7 June 2011
137	Guatemala	2 September 2011
138	Ethiopia	5 September 2011
139	Benin	13 September 2011
140	Ecuador	23 January 2012
141	Comoros	29 March 2012
142	Rwanda	10 May 2012
143	Fiji	6 June 2012
144	Tuvalu	27 July 2012
145	Solomon Islands	17 August 2012
146	Grenada	15 November 2012
147	Palau	19 November 2012
148	Bhutan	20 November 2012
149	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	21 November 2012
150	Saint Lucia	5 December 2012
151	Guyana	11 January 2013
152	Samoa	7 February 2013
153	Suriname	11 April 2013
154	Guinea-Bissau	19 April 2013
155	Dominica	30 April 2013
156	Saint Kitts and Nevis	8 May 2013
157	Bolivia	17 May 2013
158	Haiti	20 September 2013
159	Belize	7 November 2013
160	Trinidad and Tobago	16 January 2014
161	El Salvador	30 January 2014
162	Kiribati	18 February 2014
163	Vanuatu	19 February 2014
164	Seychelles	11 March 2014
165	Namibia	7 October 2014
166	Togo	9 October 2014
167	Mauritius	15 October 2014
168	Sierra Leone	20 November 2014
169	São Tomé and Príncipe	20 November 2014
170	Burundi	4 December 2014
171	Bahamas	8 December 2014
172	Tonga	17 March 2015
173	Lesotho	2 April 2015
174	Nepal	30 June 2015
175	Federated States of Micronesia	27 October 2015
176	Liberia	27 April 2016
177	Eswatini	16 May 2016
178	Eritrea	7 December 2016
179	Equatorial Guinea	24 May 2017
180	Niger	21 September 2017
181	Barbados	27 March 2018
182	Marshall Islands	12 February 2019
183	Tanzania	13 February 2019
184	Papua New Guinea	24 March 2023

Kazakhstan has not established diplomatic relations with Botswana, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East Timor, Malawi, Nauru, Somalia, and South Sudan.

Bilateral relations

Multilateral

Organization	Formal Relations Began	Notes
European Union		See Kazakhstan–European Union relations
NATO		See Kazakhstan–NATO relations

Africa

Kazakhstan has proactively worked to establish ties with African nations.^[28] Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Askar Mussinov participated in the 25th Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union in Johannesburg, South Africa June 12–15.^[28]

Responding to an international call to help ease the suffering that Ebola is causing in West Africa, Kazakhstan transferred $50,000 to the UN Ebola Trust Fund in late 2014.^[29] After that Astana expressed its intention to provide $300,000 to the African Union's special project to fight Ebola.^[30]

The 1st day of the VIII Astana Economic Forum held on May 21, 2015, was dedicated to Africa and was titled "Africa – the Next Driver of the Global Economy".^[31] The Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Erlan Idrissov noted: "We recognise that Africa is a continent with huge potential. It has enormous human capital and a large, young population.”^[31] More than 20 permanent representatives to the United Nations (UN) from Africa participated in the session.^[31]

On September 28, 2015, Kazakhstan and the UNDP signed a $2 million cost-sharing agreement launching a new program to help 45 African countries implement the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.^[32]

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Egypt		Egypt has an embassy in Astana Kazakhstan has an embassy in Cairo.
South Africa		Kazakhstan has an embassy in Pretoria. South Africa has an embassy in Astana.

Americas

Kazakhstan's Deputy Foreign Minister Yerzhan Ashikbayev said that Kazakhstan is seeking "new perspectives" and boosting its relations with Latin American nations via a series of diplomatic visits.^[33]

Ashikbayev attended the 44th General Assembly of the Organization of American States in Asuncion, Paraguay on June 4. Kazakhstan was the largest delegation among the conference's 39 observer nations.^[33]

The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, on June 3 met with the Deputy Foreign Minister, Yerzhan Ashikbayev, in Asunción, Paraguay, for the 44th OAS General Assembly where Ashikbayev presented a contribution to help fund important OAS programs.^[34]

Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov conducted a four-day visit to Mexico on September 17–20, 2014.^[35] During his visit Idrissov met with Mexican Economy Secretary Ildefonso Guajardo, Foreign Secretary Jose Antonio Meade, former President Vincente Fox, other senior officials and business leaders.^[35] The Minister and his delegation will view the future site of Kazakhstan's embassy in Mexico City.^[36] Idrissov said that the main objective of his visit was to build a bridge between Latin America and Eurasia.^[35] The Foreign Minister underlined that economic and trade collaboration with Kazakhstan will allow investors to reach neighboring markets, such as Russia and China.^[35] Idrissov also said that Kazakhstan seeks to expand its presence in Latin America and considers Mexico as a strategic ally in building these relations, while Kazakhstan can offer the same support to Mexico in the Eurasian region.^[35]

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Argentina		Argentina is accredited to Kazakhstan from its embassy in Moscow, Russia. Kazakhstan is accredited to Argentina from its embassy in Brasília, Brazil.
Brazil	September 22, 1993	See Brazil–Kazakhstan relations Brazil has an embassy in Astana. Kazakhstan has an embassy in Brasília.
Canada		See Canada–Kazakhstan relations The countries established diplomatic relations with each other in 1992. Canada has an embassy in Astana. Kazakhstan has an embassy in Ottawa and a consulate in Toronto. Both countries are full members of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. The President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, made an official visit to Canada in May 2003.
Chile		Kazakhstan and Chile signed an agreement on mining and energy as well as citizens can visit visa free^[37]^[38] Chile is accredited to Kazakhstan from its embassy in Moscow, Russia. Kazakhstan is accredited to Chile from its embassy in Brasilia, Brazil.
Cuba		Cuba has an embassy in Astana. Kazakhstan has a consulate in Havana.
Mexico	January 14, 1992	See Kazakhstan–Mexico relations Kazakhstan has an embassy in Mexico City.^[39] Mexico is accredited to Kazakhstan from its embassy in Ankara, Turkey and maintains an honorary consulate in Almaty.^[40]
United States	December 16, 1991	See Kazakhstan–United States relations Former Vice President Dick Cheney visited Kazakhstan on May 5, 2006.^[41] The bedrock of U.S. – Kazakhstan cooperation is on nuclear nonproliferation and security.^[42] The United States and Kazakhstan have a platform for bilateral communication called the U.S.-Kazakhstan Strategic Partnership Dialogue.^[43] Kazakhstan has an embassy in Washington, D.C.,^[44] and a consulate general in New York City.^[45] United States has an embassy in Astana and a consulate-general in Almaty.^[46]

Asia

Country	Formal relations began	Notes
Afghanistan	February 1992	See Afghanistan–Kazakhstan relations Afghanistan has an embassy in Astana. Kazakhstan has an embassy in Kabul.
Armenia		See Armenia–Kazakhstan relations Since 1992, Armenia has had an embassy in Astana. Kazakhstan has an embassy in Yerevan. Both countries are full members of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation, of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and of the Commonwealth of Independent States. There are 25,000 people of Armenian descent living in Kazakhstan. Between September 1 and 2, 1999, Armenian president Robert Kocharyan made an official visit to Kazakhstan. In May 2001, Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev made an official visit to Armenia.
Azerbaijan	27 August 1992	See Azerbaijan–Kazakhstan relations Azerbaijan has an embassy in Astana. Kazakhstan has had an embassy in Baku. Both countries are full members of the Turkic Council, the International Organization of Turkic Culture, and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. There are over 85,000 people of Azerbaijani descent living in Kazakhstan. See Azerbaijanis in Kazakhstan.
Bahrain		President Nursultan Nazarbayev welcomed Sheikh Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa, King of the Kingdom of Bahrain, on his first ever trip and the first by an Arab leader to the Republic.^[47] He has stressed Bahrain as a key partner in the Arab world at a press conference and has ensured that this visit has led to a new page in the relations between bonding the two nations^[48] The Kazakh Government has created the Bahraini-Kazakh Business Council, unveiling plans to sign an agreement on encouraging and protecting investment, avoiding taxation and fiscal evasion.^[49]
Bangladesh		See Bangladesh–Kazakhstan relations Both Bangladesh and Kazakhstan are keen to expand the bilateral trade and have been undertaking various measures in this regard.^[50]^[51] Bangladeshi products including jute, jute goods, tea, medicine and garments have been identified as products with high potential in Kazakhstani market.^[52] In 2008, the two countries formed joint economic commission to increase the economic activities between the two countries.^[53] In 2012, Bangladesh was granted duty-free access to Kazakhstan's market.^[54] In 2013, a high level business delegation from Bangladesh, led by former commerce secretary Mahbub Ahmed, paid a visit to Kazakhstan to explore ways for increasing bilateral trade.^[55]
Cambodia	25 February 1994	Cambodia is accredited Kazakhstan through its embassy in Ankara, Turkey. Kazakhstan is accredited Cambodia through its embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam.
China	1992-01-03	See China–Kazakhstan relations The two nations signed their first boundary agreement in April 1994, and their second supplementary boundary agreement in July 1998 to mark their 1,700 km shared border.^[56]
Georgia	24 July 1992^[57]	Georgia has an embassy in Astana and an honorary consulate in Almaty. Kazakhstan has an embassy in Tbilisi. Both countries are full members of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
India		See India–Kazakhstan relations Diplomatic relations have increased in importance in the 21st century after initially remaining passive in the 1990s. Both nations seek to develop an extensive commercial and strategic partnership in the Central Asia region.
Indonesia	2 June 1993	See Indonesia–Kazakhstan relations Indonesia has an embassy in Astana. Kazakhstan has an embassy in Jakarta. Both nations are member of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.
Israel		See Israel–Kazakhstan relations Notwithstanding its membership in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Kazakhstan has good relations with Israel. Diplomatic relations were established in 1992 and President Nazarbayev paid official visits to Israel in 1995 and 2000.^[58] In 2006, during a state visit by Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister Karim Masimov, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert remarked, "Kazakhstan can show a beautiful face of Islam ... Contemporary, ever-developing Kazakhstan is a perfect example of both economic development and interethnic accord that should be followed by more Muslim states."^[59] Bilateral trade between the two countries amounted to $724 million in 2005.^[58] In 2008, Kazkahstan and Israel began to embark on joint military developments which include Self-Propelled Guns and Multiple Launch Rocket Systems.[1]
Japan	1992	Kazakhstan is part of the Central Asia plus Japan dialogue. Kazakhstan and Japan have similar positions on topical issues on the global agenda. Japan became the only developed country that co-authored the UN General Assembly resolution proclaiming August 29 as the International Day Against Nuclear Tests.
Kyrgyzstan		See Kazakhstan–Kyrgyzstan relations Bilateral relationships between the countries are very strong and Kyrgyz and Kazakh are very close in terms of language, culture and religion. Kyrgyz-Kazakh relationships have always been at a very high level and economic and other formal unification of two countries have been greeted with strong appreciation by both nations since the two share a lot in common. On April 26, 2007, the presidents of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan signed an agreement to create an "International Supreme Council" between the two states. This historic event took place during an official visit of the Kazakh president to the Kyrgyzstan capital, Bishkek.^[60]
Malaysia	March 16, 1992	See Kazakhstan–Malaysia relations Kazakhstan has an embassy in Kuala Lumpur while Malaysia has an embassy in Almaty. Both are members of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
Pakistan		See Kazakhstan–Pakistan relations Relations between the two countries began when Pakistan recognized Kazakhstan on December 20, 1991. On February 24, 1992, diplomatic and consular relations were established during an official visit by Kazakhstani president Nursultan Nazarbayev to Pakistan.^[61] Kazakhstan is an emerging market for Pakistani goods.^[62]
Philippines	1992-03-19	Diplomatic relations between the Kazakhstan and the Philippines were formally established on March 19, 1992. The Philippines maintains relations with Kazakhstan through its embassy in Moscow in Russia. Kazakhstan has an honorary consulate in Manila.^[63]^[64] Trade between Kazakhstan and the Philippines amounted to 7.3 million during January to November 2010. In 2009, about 1,500 Kazakh tourists visited the Philippines. As of 2009, there are about 7,000 Overseas Filipino Workers are working in Western Kazakhstan, mostly in the oil and gas sector. Kazakhstan is attracting Philippine companies to invest in the country.^[65] On 2011, Kazakhstan is planning to put up a Kazakhstan house in the Philippines either in the Bonifacio Global City or Makati to showcase Kazakh products and promote its tourist destinations. There is also plans to put up a Philippine House in Kazakhstan for the same purpose and there is also plans to put Filipino art exhibits in Kazakhstan^[66] Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, and his 27 delegates arrived in the Philippines for a three-day state visit on November 10, 2003, at the Villamor Airbase in Pasay. The Kazakh officials met with their Filipino counterparts and conducted meetings. Former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo met with Nazarbayev to finalize the Philippine's intent to import oil and coal from Kazakhstan and discussed possible infrastructure projects in the Central Asian country.^[63] The Philippines also supported Kazakhstan bid to become a member of the ASEAN Regional Forum on security.^[65]
Qatar	July 1, 1993	See Kazakhstan–Qatar relations
South Korea	January 28, 1992^[67]	See Kazakhstan–South Korea relations The establishment of diplomatic relations between South Korea and Kazakhstan began on January 28, 1992. The South Korea has an embassy in Astana. The Kazakhstan of has an embassy in Seoul. Number of the South Korean living in Kazakhstan as of in 2013 is about 2,500. Bilateral Trade in 2013 about US$1,323 million Exports 1,074million US dollars Imports 249 million US dollars The Republic of Korea's Investment in Kazakhstan of in 2013 about US$3,246 million (Largest Investment in Asia) Bilateral relations have grown steadily since that time. Cooperation between the two nations has grown in political, economic, and educational spheres. The presence of 100,000 ethnic Koreans living in Kazakhstan (known as Koryo-saram) creates an additional link between the two countries.^[68]
Syria		Syria faces the largest humanitarian crisis as a civil war has been raging in the country since 2011. Kazakhstan donated funds to help Syrian refugees fleeing the country. In 2012, about $400,000 were allocated by the country through the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, to the governments of Jordan and Lebanon to provide assistance to Syrians residing in refugee camps.^[citation needed] Also, in 2015 Kazakhstan allocated 300,000 euros to Syrian refugees for the supply of medicine, food and construction materials.^[citation needed] Kazakhstan sent its next humanitarian aid to Syria in January 2017. The 500 tonnes of supply of food and medications were delivered to Tartus Port on the Mediterranean coast of Syria.^[69]
Tajikistan		Kazakhstan has an embassy in Dushanbe. Tajikistan has an embassy in Astana.
Turkey	March 2, 1992^[70]	See Kazakhstan–Turkey relations Kazakhstan has an embassy in Ankara and a consulate general in Istanbul. Turkey has an embassy in Astana and a consulate-general in Almaty. Both countries are members of Asia Cooperation Dialogue, Economic Cooperation Organization, International Organization of Turkic Culture, OIC, TAKM, Turkic Council, TURKPA, OSCE and WTO. Trade volume between the two countries was US$3.9 billion in 2019 (Kazakh exports/imports: 3/0.9 billion USD).^[71] Turkey became the first state to recognize the Republic of Kazakhstan.^[70] Yunus Emre Institute has a local headquarters in Astana.
Turkmenistan		Kazakhstan has an embassy in Ashgabat. Turkmenistan has an embassy in Astana.
Uzbekistan		See Kazakhstan–Uzbekistan relations Kazakhstan–Uzbekistan relations have always been sincere and strong. Since the rapid development of Kazakhstan the president of Uzbekistan Mr. Karimov has visited Kazakhstan several times.

Europe

European Free Trade Association

Delegations from the EFTA States, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland met with Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan for a first round of negotiations on a broad-based Free Trade Agreement on January 11–13, 2011 in Geneva.

The launching of EFTA-Russia/Belarus/Kazakhstan free trade negotiations had been announced in November 2010 by Ministers from the seven participating States, following a preparatory process including a Joint Feasibility Study.

The 11th round of free trade negotiations was conducted from January 27 to 30, 2014 in Astana, Kazakhstan. A 12th round of negotiations scheduled for April 2014 has been postponed. No new dates have been set yet.

European Union

See also: Kazakhstan–European Union relations

The Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) with Kazakhstan has been the legal framework for European Union-Kazakhstan bilateral relations since it entered into force in 1999. In November 2006 a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the field of energy between the EU and Kazakhstan has been signed establishing the basis for enhanced cooperation.

The future European Commission assistance will focus on the following priority areas: promotion of the ongoing reform process at political, economic, judiciary and social level, infrastructure building, and cooperation in the energy sector.

The overall EU co-operation objectives, policy responses and priority fields for Central Asia can be found in the EC Regional Strategy Paper for Central Asia 2007–2013. In addition to the assistance under the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI), Kazakhstan participates in several ongoing regional programs.

On January 20, 2015 Kazakhstan and the EU initialed the EU-Kazakhstan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement.^[72] This agreement will greatly facilitate stronger political and economic relations between Kazakhstan and the EU.^[72] It will increase the flow of trade, services and investment between the parties and will contribute to Kazakhstan's political and social development.^[72]

Bilateral relations received a post-pandemic refocus with the EU visit by Kazakhstan's president in November 2021.^[73] The visit was the first to Europe by Tokayev since becoming president in 2019.^[73]

European countries

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Albania		Albania is represented in Kazakhstan through its embassy in Moscow, (Russia). Kazakhstan is represented in Albania through its embassy in Ankara, (Turkey).
Austria		See Austria–Kazakhstan relations Austria has an embassy in Astana. Kazakhstan has an embassy in Vienna.
Bulgaria	1992-07-05	Since 1994, Bulgaria has had an embassy in Astana.^[74] Since November 2004, Kazakhstan has had an embassy and an honorary consulate in Sofia.
Croatia		See Croatia–Kazakhstan relations Relations between two countries are very close. Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev made a state visits to Croatia in 2001,2006 and is expected to visit Croatia in summer of 2015.Croatian President Stjepan Mesić visited Kazakhstan several times. Croatian Foreign Minister Vesna Pusić visited Kazakhstan in 2014, while Prime Minister Zoran Milanović visited that country on May 27, 2015.
Denmark	1992-05-06	See Denmark–Kazakhstan relations
Finland		See Finland–Kazakhstan relations Finland has an embassy in Astana. Kazakhstan has an embassy in Helsinki.
France	25 January 1992	See France–Kazakhstan relations Kazakhstan and France formed bilateral relation in 1993 under President Mitterrand. President Nazarbayev has visited the country ten times since its independence. President Nicolas Sarkozy visited Kazakhstan in 2009. The Franco-Kazakh relationship has become stronger from #Kazakhstan hosting the 2017 World Expo. Kazakhstan and France implemented 11 technology projects focusing on aerospace.^[75] President François Hollande visited Kazakhstan in December 2014.^[76]
Germany		See Germany–Kazakhstan relations Germany has an embassy in Astana. Kazakhstan has an embassy in Berlin.
Greece	1 October 1992	See Greece–Kazakhstan relations Greece has an embassy in Astana. Kazakhstan has an embassy in Athens.
Hungary	1992-03-23	Hungary opened an embassy in Astana in March 1992. Kazakhstan opened an embassy in Budapest in September 1993. Foreign Minister Erlan Idrisov made his first state visit to Hungary on November 20, 2013^[77] Hungarian Foreign Minister Viktor Orbán has intensified the bilateral relationship with "progress of the brotherly people."^[78]
Latvia	1992-12-30	Kazakhstan recognised Latvia's independence on December 23, 1991. Latvia recognised the independence of Kazakhstan on January 8, 1992. Kazakhstan is represented in Latvia through its embassy in Vilnius (Lithuania) and through an honorary consulate in Riga.^[79] Latvia has an embassy in Astana and an honorary consulate in Almaty.
Lithuania		Kazakhstan has an embassy in Vilnius.^[80] Lithuania has an embassy in Astana and an honorary consulate in Almaty.^[81] Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: list of bilateral treaties with Kazakhstan (in Lithuanian only) 2011-09-30 at the Wayback Machine Foreign Minister Idrissov and Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius signed an action plan for 2014–2015.^[82]
Monaco		Kazakhstan and Monaco signed a tourism cooperation agreement on September 27, 2013^[83] Kazakhstan and Monaco signed a trade and investment agreement worth $73 billion in 2013^[84]
Netherlands		See Kazakhstan–Netherlands relations Kazakhstan has an embassy in The Hague. Netherlands has an embassy in Astana.
Norway		Kazakhstan has an embassy in Oslo. President Nazarbayev visited Oslo for the first time in April 2001.^[85]
Poland		See Kazakhstan–Poland relations Kazakhstan has an embassy in Warsaw. Poland has an embassy in Astana.
Romania	1992-07-15	Kazakhstan has an embassy in Bucharest and an honorary consulate in Cluj-Napoca. Romania has an embassy in Astana. There are around 20,000 Romanians living in Kazakhstan.^[86]
Russia		See Kazakhstan–Russia relations Kazakhstan has an Embassy of Kazakhstan in Moscow, consulate-general in Saint Petersburg, Astrakhan and Omsk. Russia has an embassy in Astana and consulates in Almaty and Oral. Diplomatic relations between Russia and Kazakhstan have fluctuated since the fall of the Soviet Union but both nations remain particularly strong partners in regional affairs and major supporters of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and Eurasian Economic Union.^[87] Kazakhstani-Russian relations have been strained at times by Astana's military and economic cooperation with the United States as well as negotiations over Russia's continued use of the Baikonur Cosmodrome, however the two nations retain high-level military and economic cooperation perhaps second among former Soviet states only to that between Russia and Belarus. Kazakhstan sells oil and gas to Russia at a significantly reduced rate and Russian businesses are heavily invested in Kazakhstan's economy.
Spain	11 February 1992	See Kazakhstan–Spain relations Kazakhstan has an embassy in Madrid.^[88] Spain has an embassy in Astana.^[89]
Switzerland		Rakhat Aliyev, the First Vice Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan met with Anton Tahlmann, the Vice Foreign Minister of Switzerland, in Bern, Switzerland from November 13–14, 2006. Tahlmann announced that the Swiss Federal Council is considering opening an embassy in Kazakhstan, saying, "Switzerland is interested in comprehensive development of relations with your country because of its dynamic development and the growing role in the region. In relation with this Bern regards an increase of its diplomatic presence in this country, an opening of the Swiss embassy in perspective." He confirmed his government's support for Kazakhstan's candidacy for the Chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in 2009. The two ministers also discussed trade, migration, and the environment.^[90]^[91]
Ukraine	1991	See Kazakhstan–Ukraine relations Kazakhstan has an embassy in Kyiv and an honorary consulate in Odesa. Ukraine has an embassy in Astana and a consulate-general in Almaty. Kazakhstan provided Ukraine with humanitarian aid after the beginning of military conflict in southeast Ukraine in 2014.^[92] In October 2014, Kazakhstan donated $30,000 to the International Committee of the Red Cross's humanitarian effort in Ukraine.^[30] In January 2015 Kazakhstan sent $400,000 worth of aid to Ukraine's southeastern regions to help ease the humanitarian crisis.^[30]
United Kingdom	1992-02-19	See Kazakhstan–United Kingdom relations The United Kingdom opened an embassy in Astana in October 1992. Kazakhstan opened an embassy in London in February 1996. David Cameron was the first acting Prime Minister to visit Kazakhstan.^[93]

Oceania

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Australia		See Australia–Kazakhstan relations Australia is accredited to Kazakhstan from its embassy in Moscow, Russia. Kazakhstan is accredited to Australia from its embassy in Singapore and maintains a consulate-general in Sydney.

NATO

Kazakhstan has been a member of NATO's Partnership for Peace since May 27, 1994.^[94] In October 2014 Kazakhstan and NATO marked 20 years of cooperation within the Partnership for Peace. To that end, from October 6 to 10, 2014 a NATO delegation visited Kazakhstan to take part in a series of public diplomacy events.^[95] Among meetings with Kazakhstan's officials, the delegates also visited the Nazarbayev and the Gumilyov Eurasian National universities in Astana, where they delivered lectures explaining NATO's engagement with partners in the Central Asian region and briefed audiences on the key outcomes of the recent NATO Wales Summit, with particular focus on NATO's partnership policy and Afghanistan.^[95]

A NATO delegation also plans to visit Astana in the first half of 2015 and hold a joint event with the Kazakh side in the second half of 2015.^[96] The future NATO-Kazakhstan joint activities will be held in the framework of the Partnership for Peace program, which centres on the development and exchange of experience for peacekeeping forces.^[30]

Visa regimes

At the 27th meeting of the Foreign Investors' Council, President Nazarbayev announced visa-free entry for citizens of the United States, the Netherlands, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Malaysia, the UAE, South Korea, and Japan.^[97] Currently Kazakhstan and the United States issue 5-year visas to citizens of each other.

This will fulfill a goal of diversifying the economy while also helping the world become more acquainted with Kazakhstan's cultural patrimony. Since 2001 to 2012, Kazakhstan has doubled its tourism earnings.^[98] Experts expect that Kazakhstan will continue to benefit from tourism from the eased visa regime.^[99]

On July 15, 2014, Kazakhstan launched a pilot project of visa-free regime for 10 countries: UK, USA, Germany, France, Italy, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Malaysia, the Netherlands, South Korea and Japan.^[100] Citizens of these countries can enter, exit and transit through Kazakhstan without a visa for visits of up to 15 calendar days at a time.^[100]

On June 26, 2015, Kazakhstan issued a resolution expanding the number of countries included in a trial visa-free regime and extended that regime until December 31, 2017.^[101] The list now includes 19 countries, including Australia, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the UAE, the U. K. and the U.S.^[101]

Starting from January 1, 2017, Kazakhstan introduced visa-free access for 20 developed countries. These countries include the OECD members, Malaysia, Monaco, the UAE and Singapore.^[102]

United Nations

Kazakhstan became a member of the United Nations on March 2, 1992, nearly three months after gaining independence.^[103]

During the General Assembly on November 12, 2012, Kazakhstan was elected to a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council for the first time. Their seat is with the Asian Group and their term will expire in 2015.^[104]

At United Nations Day 2013, Foreign Minister Erlan Idrisov addressed the UN General Assembly saying the UN should develop a regional center in Almaty. Since the United Nations has no regional offices between Vienna and Bangkok, Almaty is home to 18 international organization's regional offices and would be vital to the development of Central Asia and its neighbors.^[105]

At the 68th Assembly of the United Nations, Foreign Minister Idrisov announced Kazakhstan's bid for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council for 2017–2018. So far they and Thailand have announced their bids.^{[106][107][108]}

In February 2015 the United Nations' specialized agency World Health Organization opened a new geographically dispersed office (GDO) for primary health care in Kazakhstan at the Kazakh National Medical University of S.Asfendiyarov in Almaty.^[30] According to the head the Kazakh Medical University, the GDO of the WHO's European Bureau in Almaty will be financed by the UN.^[30]

In July 2015 Kazakhstan was accepted to the Executive Council of the World Federation of UNESCO (WCF) Clubs at the ninth WCF World Congress, UNESCO Centres and Associations.^[109]

On May 6, 2016, Kazakh Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov spoke at two high level meetings at the U.N. headquarters in New York. The Foreign Minister said that Kazakhstan was calling for a nuclear free world by 2045, the 100th anniversary of the United Nations.^[110]

Kazakhstan signed the Paris Climate Change Agreement on Aug 2 at UN Headquarters in New York.^[111] The Kazakh Senate ratified the Paris Agreement on October 27, 2016. Under the Paris Agreement, Kazakhstan has committed to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 15-20% by 2030 up to the level observed in 1990.^[112]

In March 2017, Kazakhstan marked 25 years of its membership in the United Nations. To celebrate this anniversary, Kazakhstan opened the “Kazakhstan and the United Nations: Interaction for Peace” exhibition in the Museum of the Library of the First President of Kazakhstan. During 25 years of cooperation, the UN opened 15 representative offices in Kazakhstan, including the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), among others.^[113]

Astana is a host city of the Eighth International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development that is planned to be held in June 2017. The Forum is co-organized through collaboration by Kazakhstan with the UN Regional Commissions, as well as UNDP, IEA, IAEA, IRENA, the World Bank, UNID, the Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency, and the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century.^[114]

United Nations Security Council

Main article: Kazakhstan's membership in the United Nations Security Council

Kazakhstan, along with Sweden, Bolivia and Ethiopia, were elected to serve on Security Council for a two-year term, starting from January 1, 2017.^[111] Kazakhstan became the first Central Asian country to be elected as a non-permanent member of the UNSC. Kazakhstan assumed the chairmanship of UNSC on January 1, 2018.^[115] According to Kazakhstan's Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov, during this period Kazakhstan will focus on drawing attention on international community to the issues of Central Asia and Afghanistan.^[116]

Kazakhstan outlined priorities during its UNSC tenure. They included nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, fight against terrorism and extremism, promotion of peacemaking and peace-building, as well as security and development issues in the Central Asian region.^[117]

President Nazarbayev's address to the UNSC was presented by the Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan at the ministerial-level open debate of the UNSC held on January 10, 2017. The address was based on the principles of the Kazakh President's earlier Manifesto “The World. The 21st Century.” It declares Kazakhstan's commitment to building a world free of nuclear weapons and to rid humanity of wars and conflicts.^[118]

President Nazarbayev chaired the January 18 UN Security Council briefing on WMD non-proliferation and related measures to better provide security for Central Asia.^[119] It was the first time a president of a Central Asian country chaired a UNSC briefing.

Peacekeeping

On October 31, 2018, Kazakhstan deployed 120 Kazakh peacekeepers to serve with the UN mission in furthering peace in south Lebanon. It was the first time Kazakh troops were serving with UNIFIL in the Mission's 40-year history.^[120] On August 20, 2020, Kazakhstan deployed a second group of 60 peacekeepers to the UNIFIL.^[121]

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

Kazakhstan is one of the original founding members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, known as the Shanghai Five. They formally began the organization on April 26, 1996, with the signing of the Treaty on Deepening Military Trust in Border Regions in Shanghai. Since then, Kazakhstan has become a very active member in global politics within the organization.

At the SCO Summit in Bishkek, Kyrygyzstan on September 20, 2013, Kazakhstan met with leaders to discuss many issues. One of the main issues discussed was the focus on regional stability for Afghanistan after the United States withdraws its troop. Kazakhstan also signed the Bishkek Declaration along with members and observers to find diplomatic solutions for Iran and Syria. On Syria, Kazakhstan wanted to help find a diplomatic solution that would not involve direct intervention due to the need of UN authorization. On Iran, Kazakhstan wanted to see a diplomatic solution between Iran and the P5+1 group for Iran to enrich uranium at levels for energy consumption.^[122]

In November 2016, Kazakhstan chaired first ever SCO human rights consultations. The meetings were held in Beijing and aimed at further consolidation of the SCO member states cooperation in human rights.^[123]

Astana hosted the 17th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit June 8–9, 2017. The summit featured the ceremony of accession of India and Pakistan to the organization. Therefore, the total number of member states increased to eight: China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India, and Pakistan.^[124]

Other international organizations

Antarctic treaty

Kazakhstan joined the Antarctic Treaty in November 2014 being the 51st country to ratify it.^[125]

Kazakhstan had shown an interest in the Antarctic before, with officials even identifying it as a potential source of drinking water for the arid steppe nation.^[125] The country staged its first expedition to the South Pole in 2011.^[125]

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

On January 23 in Davos at the World Economic Forum, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Karim Massimov and Secretary General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Angel Gurria signed a Memorandum of Understanding between Kazakhstan and the OECD on the implementation of the Country Program of Cooperation for 2015–2016.^[126]

In July 2016, it was announced that Kazakhstan was admitted to the OECD Competition Committee that aims to promote antitrust reforms. Kazakhstan is the first Central Asian country to join the committee.^{[citation needed]}

Kazakhstan joined the Declaration on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises of the OECD and became an associated participant of the OECD Investment Committee in June 2017. OECD Investment Committee is the leading government forum for cooperation on international investment issues.^[127]

World Trade Organization

Kazakhstan applied for WTO accession on January 29, 1996. The accession negotiations between Kazakhstan and the WTO lasted 20 years and on November 30, 2015, the organization welcomed Kazakhstan as its 162nd Member.^[128]

In April 2017, the General Council of the WTO announced that Kazakhstan's Ambassador to Switzerland and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the UN structures Zhanar Aitzhanova would be the Chairperson of the WTO Committee for Trade and Environment in 2017.^[129]

World Anti-Crisis Conference

The 21st World Anti Crisis Conference was conducted with the support of the UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/67/19International financial sistem and development from December 21, 2012, on May 23, 2013, within the framework of the VI Astana Economic Forum.^[130] Main outcome of the WAC I was the Astana Declaration and the guidelines of the World Anti-Crisis Plan developed using the contributions from the international expert community, the UN member states and the UN Secretariat.^[130]

The concept of the WAC Plan, based on democratic principles and the interests of all UN member states aims at developing effective measures to overcome the economic and financial crisis, preventing future recessions and ensuring long-term balanced growth of the global economy.^[130]

See also

• List of diplomatic missions in Kazakhstan
• List of diplomatic missions of Kazakhstan
• Terrorism in Kazakhstan

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Further reading

• Bukkvoll, Tor (September 2004). "Astana's privatized independence: private and national interests in the foreign policy of Nursultan Nazarbayev". Nationalities Papers. 32 (3): 631–650. doi:10.1080/0090599042000246424. S2CID 167766281.
• Contessi, Nicola P. (December 2019). "Status Seeking in the Steppe. Taking Stock of Kazakhstan's Foreign Policy, 1992-2019". Eurasiatica. 13: 137–156. doi:10.30687/978-88-6969-376-2/010.
• Contessi, Nicola P. (June 2018). "Foreign Policy Diversification and Intercontinental Transport Corridors: The Case of Kazakhstan's Railways Diplomacy". Europe-Asia Studies. 70 (5): 759–790. doi:10.1080/09668136.2018.1473342. S2CID 159027829.
• Shiryayev, Boris (2008). Großmächte auf dem Weg zur neuen Konfrontation?. Das "Great Game" am Kaspischen Meer: eine Untersuchung der neuen Konfliktlage am Beispiel Kasachstan. Hamburg: Verlag Dr. Kovac. ISBN 978-3-8300-3749-1.

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