Меню
Political, inter-parliamentary and multilateral cooperation
General information
31 December 1991 - the Federal Republic of Germany recognized the sovereignty of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
11 February 1992 - established diplomatic relations.
In December 1992, the Federal Republic of Germany opened the Embassy in Almaty, which moved to Astana in 2007.
In September 1993, the Republic of Kazakhstan opened the Embassy in Bonn, in 1999 it was relocated to Berlin.
In July 2022 N.Onzhanov was appointed as the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Federal Republic of Germany.
Since August 2021, the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Republic of Kazakhstan is M.Iversen.
Political cooperation
Contacts at the highest level.
The First President of Kazakhstan – Elbasy N.Nazarbayev has paid 7 official (в 1992, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2012 гг.) и 1 working (2015 г.) visits to Germany.
The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan K. Tokayev, has made three official visits: 1) Berlin, 5-6 December 2019; 2) Munich, to attend the Munich Security Conference, 14-16 February 2020; 3) Berlin, 28 September 2023.
Federal Presidents of the Federal Republic of Germany have visited Kazakhstan 4 times: R.Herzog (1995 г.), H.Köhler (2008 г.) и and F.-W.Steinmeier (2017, 2023 гг.). Federal Chancellors of the Federal Republic of Germany visited Kazakhstan 4 times: G.Schröder (2003), A.Merkel (July, December 2010), O.Scholz (2024).
Contacts at the high level.
Kazakhstan was visited by: German Foreign Ministers G.Westerwelle (2010, 2012), F.-W.Steinmeier (2014), A.Berbock (2022).
Germany was visited by: Prime Minister S.Akhmetov (2012), First Deputy Prime Minister R.Sklyar (2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024), Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan K.Saudabaev (2009), E.Kazykhan (July, December 2011), E.Idrisov (2013, 2016), B.Atamkulov (August 2019), Special Envoy of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan for International Cooperation E.Kazykhan (2021), Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Foreign Affairs M.Tleuberdi (January 2020, December 2022).
Political consultations between the foreign ministries of the two countries took place in Astana in February 2022, in Berlin in March 2023 and in Astana in November 2024.
Inter-parliamentary cooperation
Kazakhstan authorities visited Germany:
Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of Kazakhstan K.Tokayev played a part at the Munich Security Conference (2015, 2017, 2018, 2019);
- Chairman of the Majilis of the Parliament of Kazakhstan N.Nigmatulin (2012 г.);
- Deputy Chairman of the Majilis of the Parliament of Kazakhstan - Special Representative of the President of Kazakhstan on advancing of candidacy of the Republic of Kazakhstan to non-permanent members of the UN Security Council D.Nazarbayev (2015 г.).
Germany authorities visited Kazakhstan:
- Bundestag President N.Lammert (2010 г.),
- Bundestag Vice-President J.Singhammer (2015 г.), H.-P.Friedrich (September 2019).
Established Inter-parliamentary friendship groups («Kazakhstan-Germany») between Majilis of Kazakhstan and и Bundestag of Germany («Germany – Central Asia»). On 19-21 February 2023, the parliamentary group «Germany-Central Asia» with delegation visited Kazakhstan.
Bilateral and multilateral cooperation
Kazakhstan and Germany actively cooperate within the framework of international organisations: UN, UNHRC, OSCE, etc.
Kazakhstan supported the resolution on Arms Trade Treaty initiated by Germany.
In December 2021, Germany for the first time «abstained» the resolution initiated by Kazakhstan «On the Universal Declaration on Achieving a Nuclear-Weapon-Free World».
In 2007 Germany initiated EU Strategy for Partnership with Central Asia and took active part in the development of the new Strategy «EU and Central Asia: New Opportunities for a Stronger Partnership».
Kazakhstan is a member of the Bonn Initiative for a peaceful settlement of the situation in Afghanistan, launched by Germany in 2001.
Germany launched the project called Water Initiative for Central Asia (Berlin Process, 2008-2019). In January 2020, Germany presented a new initiative – «Green Central Asia» («Зеленая Центральная Азия »).