General information
Diplomatic relations were established on August 25, 1992.
The Embassy of Kazakhstan in Belgium was opened on April 15, 1993.
The Embassy of Belgium in Kazakhstan was opened in January 2006.
Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Belgium is Margulan Baimukhan.
Ambassador of Belgium to Kazakhstan is Henri Vantieghem.
Political cooperation
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev visited Brussels in November 2021.
President Nursultan Nazarbayev made 9 visits to Belgium (in 1993, 2000, 2002, 2006, twice in 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018).
King of the Belgians Philippe visited Kazakhstan as the Crown Prince 3 times (2002, 2009, 2010).
On January 18-19, 2022, Deputy Prime-Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tileuberdi met with Belgium’s officials within the framework of his visit to Belgium.
The foreign ministries of the two countries hold regular political consultations. The last round was organized in Astana on October 2022.
Trade and economic cooperation
In 2023, bilateral trade between Kazakhstan and Belgium was $523.7 million (export – 220.7 million, import – 303 million); in 2022 – $514.8 million (export – 271.3 million, import – 242.9 million).
Since 2005, the volume of investments from Belgium to Kazakhstan amounted to $12.4 billion.
Kazakhstan-Belgium Business Council was established in May, 2023.