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KAZAKHSTAN-LUXEMBOURG RELATIONS
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Diplomatic relations were established on June 29, 1992.
From October 2021 to July 2025, the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (with residence in Brussels) was Margulan Baimukhan.
Since March 19, 2024, the Ambassador of Luxembourg to Kazakhstan (with residence in Moscow) has been Thomas Reizen.
Honorary Consul of Kazakhstan in Luxembourg – Benedikt Sobotka (since January 2019).
Foreign Trade Advisor of Luxembourg in Kazakhstan – Mukhit Taizhan (since June 2023).
Political Dialogue
President N. Nazarbayev met with Prime Minister X. Bettel on the sidelines of the World Islamic Economic Forum in Dubai (2014), the 70th session of the UN General Assembly in New York (2015), and the ASEM Summit in Brussels (2018).
Prime Ministers of Luxembourg visited Kazakhstan: Jean-Claude Juncker in 2008, and Xavier Bettel in 2015 and 2017.
On September 25, 2019, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met with Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel on the sidelines of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly in New York.
On April 30, 2025, President Tokayev and Prime Minister of Luxembourg Luc Frieden held a telephone conversation.
Contacts at the Level of Foreign Ministers
Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn visited Kazakhstan twice: in December 2010 to attend the OSCE Summit in Astana, and on June 29, 2023, on an official visit.
Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tileuberdi paid a working visit to Luxembourg in June 2022.
On October 14, 2024, Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Murat Nurtleu paid an official visit to Luxembourg, where he held talks with Prime Minister Luc Frieden, Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs Xavier Bettel, and the leadership of “Sarens,” “Cargolux,” and “SES.”
The heads of the foreign ministries of Kazakhstan and Luxembourg also met on the sidelines of the informal OSCE Ministerial in Slovakia (July 2019), and Deputy PM – FM of Kazakhstan Murat Nurtleu and Deputy PM – FM of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel met on the sidelines of the UNGA in New York (September 25, 2024).
Inter-MFA Consultations
The first political consultations were held in Luxembourg in May 2022, and the second in Astana on July 10, 2024. The heads of delegations were: Director of the European Department of the MFA of Kazakhstan Olzhas Suleimenov, and Director of the Department of Multilateral Organizations, the Americas and Eastern Europe of the MFA of Luxembourg David Weiss.
Interparliamentary cooperation
Delegations of the Parliament of Kazakhstan took part in OSCE PA sessions in Luxembourg in 2007 and 2019, as well as in the NATO PA in May 2023.
Deputies of the Luxembourg Parliament participated in the OSCE election observation mission for the Presidential elections in Kazakhstan in June 2019.
Trade and economic cooperation
Bilateral trade between Kazakhstan and Luxembourg amounted to USD 12.1 million in January–July 2025 (exports – 0, imports – 12.1 million).
Trade turnover in 2024 amounted to USD 19.52 million, 28.6% lower than in 2023 (USD 26 million). Kazakhstan’s exports to Luxembourg in 2024 totaled USD 36.5 thousand, while imports from Luxembourg reached USD 19.48 million.
Main imports from Luxembourg include: trailers and semi-trailers, nonwoven fabrics, replaceable working tools for mechanically driven hand tools, self-adhesive plastic plates, sheets and films, cermet plates, rods and tips, skincare cosmetics, decorative cosmetics, and pipeline fittings.
FDI inflow from Luxembourg to Kazakhstan amounted to USD 180 million in Q2 2025, USD 520.5 million in 2024, USD 422 million in 2023, and USD 200.1 million in 2022, totaling USD 2.95 billion since 2005.
68 companies with Luxembourgish capital are registered in Kazakhstan. The largest Luxembourg-registered company operating in Kazakhstan is “Eurasian Resources Group” (“Arcelor Mittal” exited the Kazakh market in 2023).
In 2023, Kazakhstan’s “Forum Group Astana” and Luxembourg’s “Lobox Architectes S.à.r.l.” agreed on cooperation in applying new technologies in construction and signed a strategic partnership agreement. Negotiations are ongoing.
In May 2024, “Kazakhtelecom” JSC signed an agreement with “Gcore” to develop streaming and multimedia technologies and services. The companies plan to create cloud and multimedia technology services, develop streaming platforms, and implement joint pilot projects on media content delivery and cloud solutions in Kazakhstan. Negotiations are continuing.
Jointly with the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce, annual economic events are held. On June 6, 2025, a round table dedicated to Kazakhstan’s trade, economic, and investment opportunities was organized in the Chamber as part of a Kazakh business mission to Luxembourg.
Talks are ongoing with Luxembourg–Belgian companies “Sarens” (transport and logistics), “Cargolux” (air cargo), and “SES” (digital technologies) on cooperation.
Cultural, humanitarian and scientific cooperation
In Luxembourg, the Kazakh group “Khassak” performed together with actors from the “Arlan” theatre (November 8, 2022), the film Dos-Mukasan was screened (December 8, 2022), and a concert of the Astana Philharmonic folk ensemble was held (March 2023).
On October 15, 2023, the first concert of the folk ensemble “Sazgen Sazy” took place at the Luxembourg Conservatory to mark Republic Day.
On March 13, 2024, the association of Kazakh students “Qazaq Society” was established in Belgium and Luxembourg.
Multilateral Cooperation
Kazakhstan and Luxembourg exchanged support for candidacies: Kazakhstan to the UN Security Council for 2039–2040 and Luxembourg for 2031–2032; Kazakhstan to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee for 2023–2027 and Luxembourg to the UNESCO Executive Board for 2025–2029.
Luxembourg co-sponsored and supported Kazakhstan’s UNGA resolutions on the establishment of a UN Regional Center on Sustainable Development Goals for Central Asia and Afghanistan (March 4, 2025) and on international cooperation and coordination to rehabilitate the population, restore the environment, and promote economic development of the Semipalatinsk region (December 21, 2023).
Luxembourg also expressed readiness to support and co-sponsor the creation of a Global Coalition on Primary Health Care (note of August 30, 2024).
Legal and Consular Issues
On November 7, 2024, a Protocol was signed amending the Agreement between the Government of Kazakhstan and the Governments of the Benelux countries on visa exemption for holders of diplomatic and service passports. Domestic approval procedures are being carried out on the Luxembourg side.