January 25, 1992 - The date of establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the French Republic.
In July, 1993 the Embassy of RK in France was opened
In March, 1992 the Embassy of France in RK was opened.
In May 2021 the Consulate General of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Strasbourg was opened.
Since December 2020 Ambassador of the French Republic in the Republic of Kazakhstan is Didier Caness.
Since July 2022, the Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the French Republic is Gulsara Arystankulova.
Visits at the highest and highest levels
The first President of Kazakhstan N.Nazarbayev visited France on official and working visits in 1992 and 1994, twice in 1995, 1997, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2015.
President K.-J. Tokayev visited France on his first official visit in November 2022.
French Presidents have visited Kazakhstan four times - F.Mitterrand in 1993, N.Sarkozy in 2009, F.Hollande in 2014, E.Macron in 2023.
Meetings at the level of heads of government of the two countries were held: in Paris in 2008, twice in 2011, in 2012, 2013 and 2014; in Astana in February 2008 and December 2010 (Fillon represented France at the OSCE Summit).
Contacts between the foreign ministries are maintained. Since 2013, there have been 5 ministerial meetings (including 1 in Kazakhstan, 2 in France, 2 on the margins of international forums). The last meeting of the foreign ministers of the two countries took place on June 20, 2022 in Luxembourg on the margins of the 19th meeting of Kazakhstan-European Union Cooperation Council.
Trade and economic cooperation
According to the results of 2023, the volume of mutual trade between two countries amounted to $ 4,2 billion (exports - 2.9 billion, imports - 1.3 billion), with an increase of 14.7% compared to 2022 (3.4 billion).
For the period from 2005 through the third quarter of 2023, gross direct investment inflows from France to Kazakhstan amounted $18.9 billion.
The main mechanism of interaction between the countries on the economic track is the Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation. Co-chairmen of the Commission: from the Kazakh side - Minister
of Industry and Construction K.Sharlapayev, from the French side - Minister-Delegate for Foreign Trade, Economic Attractiveness and Affairs of the French abroad under the Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs O.Becht.
Total 15 meetings of the Commission have been held.
The Kazakh-French Business Council is also functioning. Co-chairman from the Kazakh side is A.Karibzhanov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vizor Holding JSC, from the French side – G.Sidos, President of Vicat Company. The 12th meeting of the Business Council was held on December 6, 2023 in Paris.