General information
January 1, 1993 is the date of establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Slovak Republic.
In 2005 the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Kazakhstan was opened.
In 2006 the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Slovakia was opened with the permanent residence of the Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Prague.
In 2009, the Consular Section of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Czech Republic and Slovakia was opened.
On July 18, 2019 the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Slovakia was opened.
Since June 2022, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Slovak Republic is Tolezhan Barlybayev.
Since September 2022, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Slovak Republic to the Republic of Kazakhstan is Robert Kirnag.
High-level visits
The first President of Kazakhstan N.Nazarbayev paid a state visit to Slovakia on November 20-21, 2007.
Presidents of Slovakia visited Kazakhstan three times (R.Schuster - November 14-15, 2001 with an official visit; I.Gašparovič - March 29-31, 2010 with an official visit and December 1-2, 2010 as the head of the Slovak delegation at the OSCE Summit).
Slovak Prime Minister P.Pellegrini paid an official visit to Kazakhstan on November 15-16, 2018.
Inter-parliamentary cooperation
Visits to Slovakia:
- deputies of the Majilis and Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan (6 times from 1999 to 2017);
- deputies of the Majilis and Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan to participate in the spring session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Bratislava (May 31-June 3, 2019);
- Deputy of the Majilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan K.Sultanov as a Special Envoy of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan to promote Kazakhstan's candidacy for the non-permanent membership of the UN Security Council for 2017-2018 (February 23-24, 2015)
Visits to Kazakhstan:
- Deputy Chairman of the Committee on European Affairs of the National Council of the Slovak Republic P.Kmec to observe the parliamentary elections (March 18-19, 2023);
- Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, member of the delegation to PACE M.Kéry (November 22, 2021);
- chairmen of the National Council of the Slovak Republic P.Paška (June 10-13, 2013) and A. Danko (September 23-24, 2019);
- deputies of the National Council of the Slovak Republic led by the head of the Slovakia-Kazakhstan Interparliamentary Friendship Group P.Marček (June 9-10, 2017);
- Chairman of the Constitutional and Legal Committee of the People's Council of the National Council of the Slovak Republic R.Madej as an observer of the presidential election (April 24-27, 2015)
The Head of the Parliamentary Friendship Group "Kazakhstan-Slovakia" in the Majilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan is the Secretary of the Committee on International Affairs, Defense and Security A.Sarym, and from the Slovak side the Chairman and members of the friendship group from among the deputies of the National Council of the 9th convocation have not yet been appointed.
Trade and economic cooperation
According to the State Revenue Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the trade turnover between Kazakhstan and Slovakia in 2023 amounted to $138.9 million (exports - $2.2 million, imports - $136.7 million), 13.3% higher than in 2022 ($122.6 million, exports - $1.9 million, imports - $120.7 million).
An important mechanism of interaction between countries on the economic track is the Intergovernmental Commission on Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation. Co-chairmen of the Intergovernmental Commission: from the Kazakh side - First Vice-Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources N.Sharbiyev, from the Slovak side - State Secretary of the Ministry of Economy V.Šimoňák.
Till now 9 meetings of the Intergovernmental Commission have been held (the last 9th meeting of the Commission was held on March 10-11, 2022 in Bratislava). The next 10th meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission is scheduled for April 2024 in Astana.
Cultural and humanitarian cooperation
At the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Slovakia there is a Kazakh Cultural Center, where you can find a library of Kazakh literature, a section for studying the Kazakh language, a hall of sporting glory of Kazakhstan, a museum of applied art, woven carpets and national costumes, an exhibition of panoramic photographs "My Kazakhstan", as well as an exhibition of children's drawings. The Embassy also has at its disposal a 6-meter-diameter Kazakh yurt with full interior decoration, which has been exhibited at ethnographic exhibitions all over Slovakia.
Since the opening of the Embassy in Slovakia, the following books have been published in Slovak: "101 zážitkov z Kazachstanu" ("101 Impressions of Kazakhstan"), "The Book of Words" by Abai Qunanbaiuly, a collection of poems by Magjan Jumabai, a collection of Kazakh proverbs and sayings.
Concerts of Kazakh creative groups and performers are regularly held in Bratislava: concert of Kazakh ethno-folklore ensemble "Arnau" (March 24, 2023) gala concert of ethno-folklore ensemble "Däuir" and orchestra "Shabyt" of the Kazakh National University of Arts (April 26, 2017), gala concert and show of Kazakh fashion industry - Kazakhstan Fashion Week Astana (December 6, 2017). In different years, the ensemble "Camerata Kazakhstan", Honored Artist of the Republic of Kazakhstan M.Mukhammedkyzy, Zh.Serkebayeva and others performed in Slovakia.
On 19-20 September 2023, Bratislava hosted the Days of Kazakh Cinema, organized jointly with the Sh.Aimanov Kazakhfilm studio.
Existing agreements and contacts between universities provide opportunities for internships of master's and doctoral students in universities of the two countries, joint scientific supervision of doctoral dissertations, exchange of students and academic staff.
There is also cooperation within the framework of the Agreement on Scientific Cooperation between the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Slovak Academy of Sciences, which strengthens interaction between academic communities, including the field of fundamental and applied research, providing the opportunity to study at the PhD level, postdoctoral work and etc.