General Information
Kazakhstan and the UK established diplomatic relations on January 19, 1992.
The British Embassy in Kazakhstan was opened in October 1992.
The Embassy of Kazakhstan in the UK was opened in February 1996.
Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the UK is Magzhan Ilyasov.
UK Ambassador to Kazakhstan is Kathy Leach.
Political cooperation
President Nursultan Nazarbayev visited the UK 9 times (1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2015).
Members of the Royal Family visited Kazakhstan, including Prince Charles (1996), Princess Anne (1993), the Duke of Gloucester (2000, 2017), Prince Andrew, Duke of York as the UK Special Representative for Trade and Investment (2003, 2006, 2007 and 2010) and Prince Michael of Kent (2009).
On June 30 – July 1, 2013, UK Prime Minister David Cameron paid his state visit to Kazakhstan, resulting in adoption of the Joint Statement on Strategic Partnership and establishment of the Strategic Dialogue between the two countries.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mukhtar Tileuberdi visited London on December 21-22, 2022.
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs James Cleverly visited Kazakhstan on March 17-18, 2023.
The 7th meeting of the Kazakh-British Strategic Dialogue was held in Astana on October 2, 2023.
There are inter-parliamentary friendship groups in both Kazakh and British parliaments.
Trade and economic cooperation
In 2023, trade turnover between Kazakhstan and the UK reached $1.18 billion (export – 702.9 million, import – 478.7 million); in 2022 – $1.8 billion.
From 2005 to the 3rd quarter of 2023 direct investment from the UK to Kazakhstan exceeded $17.1 billion.
Kazakhstan and the UK promote economic cooperation within the framework of such bilateral mechanisms as the Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technical and Cultural Cooperation and the Business Council.