General Information
Diplomatic relations were established on 1 January 1993.
In September 1993, the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Hungary was opened with concurrent accreditation to the Czech Republic.
In December 1994, the Embassy of the Czech Republic in the Republic of Kazakhstan was opened.
In April 1997, the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Kazakhstan was opened in the Czech Republic; in 2004, it was transformed into an embassy.
Since December 2025, K. Abdrakhmanov has served as Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Czech Republic.
Since September 2023, P. Šepelák has served as Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Political Cooperation
Contacts at the highest level:
President of the Republic of Kazakhstan N. Nazarbayev visited the Czech Republic three times: on a working visit in October 1999, in connection with participation in the NATO-EAPC Summit on 21-22 November 2002, and on an official visit on 23-24 October 2012.
Presidents of the Czech Republic visited Kazakhstan three times, including two official visits: Václav Klaus on 8-10 September 2004 and Miloš Zeman on 24-25 November 2014. Miloš Zeman also visited Kazakhstan on 9-11 June 2017 in connection with his participation in the opening ceremony of EXPO 2017.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan paid an official visit to the Czech Republic in October 1996.
Prime Ministers of the Czech Republic have visited Kazakhstan four times: Miloš Zeman in April 1999, Mirek Topolánek on 12-13 February 2009, Petr Fiala on 23-24 April 2023, and Andrej Babiš on 28-29 April 2026.
High-level contacts (2019-2024):
On 16-18 October 2019, Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic R. Vondráček visited Kazakhstan.
On 2 October 2023, a Kazakh delegation led by Minister of Transport of the Republic of Kazakhstan M. Karabayev took part in the 27th World Road Congress in Prague.
On 9-10 October 2023, Minister of Agriculture of the Czech Republic M. Výborný paid an official visit to Kazakhstan, during which three Kazakhstan-Czech business forums were held in Kokshetau, Astana and Turkistan.
On 20-21 October 2024, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic J. Lipavský visited Kazakhstan and held meetings with the Head of State and Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan M. Nurtleu.
Inter-parliamentary Cooperation
Inter-parliamentary friendship groups operated in the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan and in the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (the group in the Mazhilis was headed by R. Kozhasbayev, while the group in the Chamber of Deputies was chaired by R. Vondráček).
On 18 March 2025, a delegation of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan composed of Head of the inter-parliamentary cooperation group “Kazakhstan-Czechia” R. Kozhasbayev, Chair of the Committee on Finance and Budget T. Savelyeva, and member of the Committee on Legislation and Judicial-Legal Reform K. Balabiyev paid a working visit to the Czech Republic. During the visit, talks were held with Czech deputies, members of the “Czechia-Kazakhstan” inter-parliamentary friendship group in the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, headed by Chairman of the Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee R. Vondráček. The Kazakh delegation also held talks with First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic J. Kozák.
In March 2026, a cooperation group with Kazakhstan was formed in the newly elected Parliament of the Czech Republic and was headed by R. Vondráček, who took up the post of Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies.
In the summers of 2023 and 2025, a Czech delegation led by Vice Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic J. Bartošek visited Kazakhstan. The main purpose of the visit was to inspect burial sites of persons of Czech nationality on the territory of Kazakhstan dating back to the war period and to discuss the restoration and maintenance of the respective memorial sites.
Multilateral Cooperation
The Parliament of the Czech Republic was one of the first among EU member states to ratify the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between Kazakhstan and the European Union; in October 2016, it became the fourth EU member state to do so.
The Czech Republic supported Kazakhstan’s candidacy for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for 2017-2018. The Czech side also took part in EXPO 2017 in Astana.
On the issue of visa facilitation for citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan within the Schengen Area, the Czech side repeatedly expressed its readiness to support Kazakhstan during negotiations with the European Commission.
Kazakhstan and the Czech Republic regularly exchange mutual support for candidacies to the governing bodies of international organisations. The Czech Republic also consistently supported Kazakhstan on the issue of resolving the status of states that do not belong to any of the IAEA regional groups.
Interregional Cooperation
In different years, memoranda of cooperation were signed between East Kazakhstan Region and the Plzeň Region, West Kazakhstan Region and the Moravian-Silesian Region, and Akmola Region and the Karlovy Vary Region.
On 20-23 August 2025, a delegation of West Kazakhstan Region led by Akim N. Turegaliyev paid a visit to the Czech Republic. During the visit, a number of meetings were held, including with the leadership of the Zlín Region, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic, and representatives of leading industrial companies and universities.