Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Poland were established on 6 April 1992.
In March 1994, the Embassy of Poland in the Republic of Kazakhstan was opened.
In October 2000, the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Poland was opened.
Since April 2025, N. Zhalgasbayev has served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Poland.
Since September 2024, M. Labenda has served as Chargé d’Affaires ad interim of Poland in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Visits at the highest and high levels
The First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan N. Nazarbayev visited Poland three times (official visits in November 1997 and May 2002, and a state visit on 23 August 2016).
Presidents of Poland visited Kazakhstan three times (official visit of
A. Kwaśniewski in October 1999, official visit of L. Kaczyński in March 2007, and state visit of A. Duda on 6-8 September 2017).
Meetings between Presidents K. Tokayev and A. Duda at international venues took place: on the margins of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly in New York (24 September 2019); at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing (4 February 2022); on the margins of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly in New York (20 September 2022); and on the margins of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Dubai (1 December 2023).
Meetings at the level of heads of foreign affairs ministries:
Over the years of bilateral relations, the heads of the foreign affairs agency of the Republic of Poland visited Kazakhstan in 1998, 2002, 2010 (twice), and 2022. In particular, on 1-2 June 2022, the official visit of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland Z. Rau to Kazakhstan took place.
Visits of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan to Poland:
- On 21-22 June 2012, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan E. Kazykhanov paid a working visit to Poland.
- On 7 May 2019, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan B. Atamkulov paid a working visit to Warsaw.
- On 1-2 December 2022, Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan M. Tleuberdi visited Lodz (Poland) to participate in the OSCE Ministerial Council.
- On 22-23 May 2025, Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan M. Nurtleu paid a working visit to Warsaw.
In 2023-2025, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan M. Nurtleu held talks with the heads of Poland’s foreign affairs agencies on the margins of the UN General Assembly sessions in New York – with Minister Z. Rau (21 September 2023) and Minister R. Sikorski (24 September 2024 and 26 September 2025).
Interparliamentary cooperation
Interparliamentary cooperation makes a special contribution to strengthening bilateral cooperation. A parliamentary cooperation group “Kazakhstan – Poland”, consisting of deputies of the Sejm and the Senate, operates in the Polish Parliament. Cooperation groups with Poland operate in the Parliament of Kazakhstan.
Trade and economic cooperation
In January-March 2026, the volume of mutual trade amounted to USD 302.2 million (exports – USD 155.8 million, imports – USD 146.4 million), which is 22.2% higher than in the same period of 2025 (USD 247.3 million, exports – USD 109.8 million, imports – USD 137.5 million).
In 2025, the volume of mutual trade amounted to USD 1.21 billion (+7.8%), including exports of USD 550.2 million (+12.8%) and imports of USD 667 million (+2.7%).
In 2024, trade turnover between the two countries amounted to USD 1.12 billion (-8%), including exports of USD 488 million (-8%) and imports of USD 639.1 million (-9%).
From 2005 to the first nine months of 2025, the total volume of foreign direct investment amounted to USD 609.07 million.
The main mechanism of economic cooperation between the two countries is the Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation (IGC). The co-chairs of the IGC are Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan
A. Issetov and Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Technology of Poland M. Baranowski. To date, 10 meetings of the IGC have been held.
Cultural and humanitarian cooperation
Since 6 June 2016, the intergovernmental Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of Education has been in force. Currently, more than 2,000 Kazakhstani students are studying in Poland. The Kazakh language is taught at the University of Warsaw. With the support of the non-profit joint-stock company “Otandastar Qory”, free Kazakh language courses for immigrants from Kazakhstan have been conducted in Poland since January 2023.