The Kazakhstan-Uzbek relations

The Uzbek Vector as a Key Foreign Policy Priority of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The Uzbek vector remains one of the key priorities of the foreign policy of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The fundamental international legal documents governing bilateral relations include: Treaty of Eternal Friendship between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Uzbekistan (October 31, 1998), Treaty on Strategic Partnership (June 14, 2013), Treaty on Allied Relations (December 22, 2022), Treaty on the Demarcation of the State Border (December 22, 2022).

 

Regular dialogue between the Heads of State plays a key role in the progressive development of Kazakh-Uzbek relations.

• March 22-23, 2017 – The first state visit of the President of Uzbekistan, Sh. Mirziyoyev, to Kazakhstan.
• April 14-15, 2019 – The state visit of the President of Kazakhstan, K. Tokayev, to Uzbekistan, during which the Year of Kazakhstan in Uzbekistan was officially inaugurated.
• December 5-6, 2021 – The state visit of the President of Uzbekistan, Sh. Mirziyoyev, to Kazakhstan.
• December 21-22, 2022 – The state visit of the President of Kazakhstan, K. Tokayev, to Uzbekistan.
• August 7-8, 2024 – The state visit of the President of Uzbekistan, Sh. Mirziyoyev, to Kazakhstan, during which the first meeting of the Supreme Interstate Council of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan took place.

In addition to official and state visits, the Heads of State regularly meet within multilateral formats (CIS, OTS, CICA, SCO, etc.), and working meetings between the leaders are also held.

 

Since the end of 2016, mutual visits of government delegations have become more frequent, and cooperation within the Intergovernmental Commission has intensified.

• April 10, 2021 – The Prime Ministers of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan laid the foundation stone for the future International Center for Trade and Economic Cooperation.
• June 2, 2021 – The working visit of the Prime Minister of Uzbekistan, A. Aripov, to Astana.
• February 11, 2022, November 8-9, 2023 – The working visits of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, A. Smailov, to Tashkent.
• March 14-15, 2024 – The working visit of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, O. Bektenov, to Tashkent.

The Intergovernmental Commission on Bilateral Cooperation operates on a permanent basis.

• July 11-12, 2024 – The 21st meeting of the Commission was held in Almaty.

Special representatives for bilateral cooperation have been appointed at the Deputy Prime Minister level: From Kazakhstan – Deputy Prime Minister S. Zhumangarin, from Uzbekistan – Deputy Prime Minister D. Khodjaev.

 

A trust-based partnership has also been established between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs. Over the past three years, the heads of the foreign ministries have conducted a series of mutual visits:

In 2022 Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, M. Tleuberdi, made four working visits to Uzbekistan to participate in: The High-Level International Conference on Regional Cooperation between Central Asian States within the Joint Action Plan for the Implementation of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy; Meetings of Foreign Ministers of the SCO, OTS, and the ministerial meeting "Central Asia - European Union".

August 16-17, 2023 – Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, M.A. Nurtleu, made his first official visit to Uzbekistan, where he held negotiations with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, B.O. Saidov, and met with the President of Uzbekistan, Sh. Mirziyoyev.

February 18-19, 2024 – The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan, B. Saidov, paid an official return visit to Astana, during which: Protocol of the Meeting of Foreign Ministers was adopted, draft Decision of the Supreme Interstate Council on the Council of Foreign Ministers of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan was approved.

April 15, 2024 – Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, A. Bakaev, participated in the 2nd Meeting of the CA-GCC Ministerial Council in Tashkent.

November 26, 2024 – First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, A. Rakhmetullin, participated in the 14th Meeting of Deputy Foreign Ministers of Central Asian Countries.

 

Interparliamentary cooperation between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan is developing steadily.

• – Official visits of Speaker of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan, N. Ismoilov, to Kazakhstan, Speaker of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of Kazakhstan, N. Nigmatulin, to Uzbekistan.
• November 4-5, 2019 – Official visit of the Chairwoman of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan, T. Narbaeva, to Kazakhstan.
• June 3-4, 2021 – Official visit of the Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of Kazakhstan, M. Ashimbaev, to Uzbekistan.
• February 8-10, 2022 – Official visit of the Speaker of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan, N. Ismoilov, to Kazakhstan, during which the Agreement on the Establishment of the Interparliamentary Cooperation Council was signed.

Bilateral meetings between parliamentary delegations are held regularly within multilateral interparliamentary cooperation platforms (CIS IPA, TurkPA). The last meeting took place in February 2023 in Turkestan, during the First Interparliamentary Forum of Central Asian Countries. October 25-26, 2023 – Speaker of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of Kazakhstan, E. Koshanov, made an official visit to Uzbekistan, during which the first meeting of the Interparliamentary Cooperation Council took place.

May 13-14, 2024 – On the sidelines of the Asian Women's Forum in Samarkand, Vice Speaker of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of Kazakhstan, D. Espaeva, and Deputy Chairwoman of the Senate of the Parliament of Kazakhstan, O. Perepechina, held a bilateral meeting with the Chairwoman of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan, T. Narbaeva.

September 11-12, 2024 – Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of Kazakhstan, M. Ashimbaev, participated in the Second Interparliamentary Forum of Central Asian Countries in Khiva, where he held a bilateral meeting with the Chairwoman of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan, T. Narbaeva.