On December 10, 1996, diplomatic relations were established.
In 2011, the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia was opened in Astana.
In 2019, the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Republic of Serbia was opened.
From July 2, 2021 The Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Serbia is M.Atamkulov.
Since September 15, 2023, the Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to the Republic of Kazakhstan is V. Jovičić.
Political cooperation
Contacts at the highest level
The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan N.Nazarbayev visited the Republic of Serbia once (an official visit took place on August 23-25, 2016).
In October 2023, the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and the President of the Serbia A.Vucic held a meeting within the framework of the «One Belt, One Road» forum in Beijing.
The Presidents of the Republic of Serbia visited Kazakhstan four times (three times with official visits: October 6-7, 2010 visit of B.Tadic, August 27-29, 2015 visit of T.Nikolic, October 9-10, 2018 visit of A. Vucic; once with a working visit: On June 9, 2017, A.Vucic took part in the opening ceremony of the Astana EXPO-2017 international exhibition).
High-level contacts:
On December 11, 2017, the First Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia I.Dacic visited the Kazakhstan.
On November 29, 2023, the Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, M.Nurtleu visited the Serbia.
Inter-parliamentary cooperation
A friendship group with Kazakhstan has been formed in the People's Assembly (Parliament) of Serbia of the 13th convocation (the head of the group of 19 deputies is Z.Tomic).
A group on cooperation with the countries of the Central and Eastern Europe region has been formed in the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which includes Serbia (O.Perepechina is the head of the group of 12 deputies).
The Interparliamentary Cooperation Group «Republic of Kazakhstan – Republic of Serbia» has been formed in the Majilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan (the head of the group of 8 deputies is B.Kerimbek, a member of the Committee on International Affairs, Defense and Security).
Trade and economic cooperation
According to the State Revenue Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan, trade turnover in 2023 amounted to $ 91.2 million (an increase of 23.6%), including Kazakh exports – $ 11.3 million (+37.8%), imports from Serbia – $ 79.8 million (+21.6%).
The structure of Kazakhstan's exports is dominated by carbon - $ 6.9 million (with a share of 67.6%), cotton wool - $ 957.3 thousand (9.4%), dishwashers, equipment for filling and sealing containers, packaging of goods - $ 521.8 thousand (5.1%), parts for machines and devices - $ 436.2 thousand. (4.3%), glued plywood - $ 280.8 thousand (2.8%), other wooden products - $ 243.7 thousand (2.4%), machines and devices for lifting, moving, loading or unloading - $123.6 thousand (1.2%), buckwheat, millet and other cereals - $ 57.1 thousand (0.56%).
The main imports to Kazakhstan from Serbia are: paper, cardboard, cotton wool from cellulose fibers - $ 25.8 million (with a share of 36.2%), asbestos cement products - $ 10.8 million (15.1%), aluminum plates, sheets, strips or tapes - $7.5 million (10.5%), tobacco products - $3.4 million (4.7%), aluminum rods and profiles - $ 2.9 million (4.1%), aluminum metal structures - $ 2.3 million (3.3%), liquid pumps - $ 2.2 million (3.1%), instruments and equipment for measuring and monitoring the characteristics of liquids and gases - $ 1.3 million (1.8%).
52 companies with Serbian participation are registered in Kazakhstan, represented mainly in the fields of construction, professional, scientific and technical activities, as well as in the service sector.
An important mechanism of bilateral cooperation is the Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation.
To date, two meetings of the ICT have been held (2016 - in Belgrade, 2018 - in Astana).
Cultural and humanitarian cooperation
In Serbia, performances of Kazakhstani creative teams of the Kazakh National University of Arts, the Gorky State Pedagogical University, the Academic Orchestra of Kazakh Folk Instruments named after D.Nurpeisova, the Ensemble of the Kazakh National Academy of Arts named after T.Zhurgenov, the Karaganda Regional Drama Theater named after K.Stanislavsky, «Astana Opera» are held on a regular basis.
The Embassy regularly organizes thematic events such as Cinema Days, Days of Kazakh Cuisine, as well as photo exhibitions.
Sports diplomacy is actively developing. The Astana basketball team holds training camps in Serbia on a regular basis.