General information
October 1, 1992 – establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the United Arab Emirates.
1997 – opening of the Consulate General of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Dubai.
2005 – opening of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
2006 – opening of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the UAE.
Since February 26, 2019, M.Menilbekov has been the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the UAE.
Since September 2021, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the UAE to the Republic of Kazakhstan is M.al-Ariki.
High-level visits
A solid foundation for bilateral relations was laid as a result of official and working visits of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan N. Nazarbayev to the UAE (1998, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 , 2019), as well as the reciprocal official visit of the late UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan to the Republic of Kazakhstan in 2008 and his private visits in 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013.
President of the Republic of Kazakhstan K.Tokayev visited the UAE 4 times (official visits in January 2020 and January 2023; working visits in May 2022 and December 2023)
In July 2018, an official visit of the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s visit took place to the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Interparliamentary cooperation
September 23-24, 2019 – working visit of the Chairman of the Federal National Council of the UAE Amal al-Qubaisi to the Republic of Kazakhstan.
June 17, 2021 – the first meeting of the Parliamentary Cooperation Group between the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Federal National Council of the UAE was held via videoconference.
November 6-7, 2023 – working visit of the Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan M. Ashimbaev to Abu Dhabi.
The head of the group for cooperation between the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Federal National Council of the UAE is Nazhmetdinuly Bolatbek.
Trade and economic cooperation
Trade turnover for 2023 amounted to $328.9 million. The volume of Kazakhstan's exports to the UAE amounted to $210.3 million.
According to data from the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2005–2023, the gross inflow of direct investment from the UAE to the Republic of Kazakhstan amounted to $3.7 billion, from the Republic of Kazakhstan to the UAE – $1.2 billion.
In 2022, the gross inflow of direct investment from the UAE amounted to $416.7 million (an increase of 27%). Gross outflow amounted to $59 million.
To date, 9 meetings of the Intergovernmental commissions have been held.
Cultural and humanitarian cooperation
February 18-28, 2019 – Sharjah and Khor Fakkan hosted a week of Kazakhstani cultural heritage with the support of the Institute of Cultural Heritage of the Emirate of Sharjah.
April 24-27, 2019 – the Astana Ballet Theater took part in the Islamic Cooperation Festival in Abu Dhabi, organized by the OIC, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism.
September 26, 2020 – as part of the celebration of the 175th anniversary of the Kazakh poet and philosopher Abai Kunanbayev, with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the cultural and educational hall «Abai» was opened in the Kazakhstan Embassy building in Abu Dhabi.
March 18, 2021 – as part of the celebration of the 30th anniversary of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the exhibition «The World Through the Eyes of Children» opened at the Kazakhstan Embassy in the UAE, introducing UAE nationals to the creative works of young Kazakhstanis with special educational needs and amazing talents.
March 20 to April 20, 2021 – Kazakh craftsmen from Astana and Zhambyl region took part in the Cultural Heritage Festival in Sharjah.
On October 11, 2023 a branch of the Muslim Council of Elders was opened in Astana.