Kazakh-Thai relations
Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kingdom of Thailand were established on July 6, 1992.
The Diplomatic Mission of Kazakhstan in Bangkok was opened in 1997 (reorganized into the Embassy in 2012). Since 2022, the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Thailand is Mr. Arman Issetov.
The Embassy of the Kingdom of Thailand in Kazakhstan has been opened in 2012.
Political cooperation
Highest level contacts
President of the Republic of Kazakhstan N.Nazarbayev paid an official visit to the Kingdom of Thailand in July 1993.
High level contacts
Princess of Thailand Maha Chakri Sirindhorn paid an official visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan (April 17-20, 2005) and twice did private visits (April 6, 2015 and April 10, 2016).
In June 2006, an official visit of the Prime Minister of Thailand, T.Shinawatra took place in Kazakhstan in the framework of participation in the 2nd CICA Summit.
At the level of Deputy Prime-Ministers of Thailand, Kazakhstan was visited by S.Satirathai (May 2005), T.Patimaprakorn and P.Juntong (August 2017, within the participation to the Thai Cultural Day at EXPO 2017).
Contacts at the Ministerial level
In October 2004, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand S.Satirathai visited Kazakhstan.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan K.Tokayev paid a working visit to Thailand in May 2005 to attend the 61st Session of UN ESCAP.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, K.Piromya took part in the OSCE Ministerial Council held in Kazakhstan in July 2010.
The First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan M.Tleuberdi took part in the 74th (11-16 May 2018) and 75th (27-28 May 2019) sessions of UN ESCAP in Bangkok.
Special Envoy of the Prime Minister - Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand Vijavat Isarabhakdi visited Astana as part of participation in the 6th CICA Summit (October 12-13, 2022)
Inter-parliamentary cooperation
November 2-4, 2016 and May 3-5, 2018 the Deputy Chairman of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of Kazakhstan G.Issimbayeva visited Thailand (participation in the 86th Session of the Executive Committee of the Asian Parliamentarians Forum on Population and Development).
On March 20-23, 2017, a Parliamentary delegation of Kazakhstan consisting of MPs A.Zhailganova and Sh.Utemisov participated in the Regional conference of the Asian Parliamentarians Forum on Population and Development.
On February 13-15, 2019, Senator of Kazakhstan A.Kurtaev took part in the meeting of the Standing Committee on Social and Cultural Affairs of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly, held in Bangkok.
On September 24, 2019 parliamentary delegation of the Kingdom of Thailand, headed by the President of Senate of the National Assembly of the Kingdom of Thailand participate in the 4th Meeting of Speakers of the Eurasian Countries’ Parliaments in Nur-Sultan.
Trade and economic cooperation
The trade turnover between Kazakhstan and Thailand in January-December 2022 amounted to 269.9 million US dollars, which is 87.3% higher than in the same period of the previous year (144.1 million US dollars).
Export from Kazakhstan to Thailand in January-December 2022 amounted to 3.1 million US dollars.
Imports to Kazakhstan from Thailand in January-December 2022 increased by 2.1 times and amounted to 266.8 million US dollars.
Tourism
On August 4-5, 2016, the Minister of Tourism and Sports of Thailand K. Wattanavrangkul paid a working visit to Kazakhstan.
On July 16, 2017, the next visit of the Minister of Tourism and Sports of Thailand K. Wattanavrangkul to Kazakhstan (within the framework of EXPO) took place.
On October 31, 2021, Air Astana launched the Almaty-Phuket air flight for the first time, and on 29 October 2022, it resumed the Almaty-Bangkok flight. In 2022, about 55 thousand Kazakh tourists visited Thailand.
Cultural and humanitarian cooperation
Secretary General of the World Fellowship of Buddhists P. Thayarri and Vice-Rector for Foreign Affairs of Chulalongkorn University S. Chotiko visited Kazakhstan (V Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, June 9-11, 2015).
Secretary General of the World Fellowship of Buddhists P. Thayarri visited Kazakhstan (international conference "Religions against terrorism", XV meeting of the Secretariat of the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, May 31 - June 1, 2016).
Secretary General of the Office of the World Messenger of Peace P. Tovivic and Rector of the World Buddhist University Anil Man Sakiya visited Kazakhstan (XVI meeting of the Secretariat of the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, May 18, 2017).
Advisor to the President of the World Fellowship of Buddhists T. Sucharikul and Secretary General of the Office of the World Messenger of Peace P. Tovivic took part in the VI Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions (October 2018). T. Sucharikul also took part in the XVIII, XIX meetings of the Secretariat of the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions (August 2019 and October 2021).