Astana Hosts Discussions on the Development of the Kazakhstan-U.S. Strategic Partnership

Astana, June 9, 2026 – Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Yermek Kosherbayev held talks with the Special Envoy of the President of the United States for South and Central Asian Affairs – U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor.

During the meeting, the parties discussed a wide range of issues on the bilateral agenda, with particular attention given to the development of economic and investment partnership, cooperation in the fields of innovation and artificial intelligence, education and science. Prospects for cooperation in transport, logistics and critical minerals were also discussed separately.

Minister Kosherbayev stressed that Kazakhstan is consistently implementing large-scale constitutional reforms and programs aimed at modernizing the national economy. Astana views Washington as one of its key partners in attracting investment, technological modernization and deepening trade and economic cooperation. In this context, the parties held a substantive discussion on the implementation of agreements reached between President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and President of the United States Donald Trump during their meeting at the White House in November 2025.

The Kazakh Foreign Minister also expressed gratitude to the U.S. side for its high-level participation in the upcoming C5+1 Critical Minerals Dialogue. In addition, the parties noted the importance of the planned roundtable involving business delegations from the United States and Central Asian countries, which is expected to provide additional impetus to expanding trade and economic cooperation.

For his part, Ambassador Gor thanked the Kazakh side for its hospitality and reaffirmed the importance of maintaining active dialogue and practical cooperation across the full spectrum of bilateral and regional issues.

Following the talks, the parties reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening the enhanced strategic partnership.