General information
On April 14, 2004 diplomatic relations were established.
Since September 2019 Ambassador of San Marino in Kazakhstan is J.Mazza (with residence in San Marino).
Since October 2021 Ambassador of Kazakhstan in San Marino is E.Sembayev (with residence in Rome).
Political relations
San Marino was represented at the informal OSCE Ministerial Council by Secretary of State for International Relations, Transport and Communications A.Mularoni (July 16-17, 2010, Almaty) and at the OSCE Summit by Secretary of State for Education, Culture, University and Youth Policy R.Morrie (December
1-2, 2010, Astana).
On October 14, 2015 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan A.Volkov visited San Marino as a special envoy of the President of Kazakhstan to promote Kazakhstan's candidacy to non-permanent membership in the UN Security Council for 2017-2018.
On December 4-5, 2017 as part of his participation in the credentials ceremony Ambassador S.Nurtayev held meetings with Captains-Regent of San Marino M.Fiorini and E.Carattoni, as well as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Politics and Justice N.Renzi.
September 2-3, 2019 a working visit of the new Ambassador of San Marino in Kazakhstan J.Mazza to Nur-Sultan to participate in the official ceremony of presenting his credentials to the President of Kazakhstan K.Tokayev. As part of the visit J.Mazza also held meetings with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan R.Vassilenko and the Chair of the International Financial Center «Astana» K.Kelimbetov.
On November 16, 2019 a meeting was organized between the Ambassador S.Nurtayev and the Deputy Chairman of the Grand General Council of San Marino and member of the Committee on Social Policy and Health at PACE R.Zavoli.
On May 27, 2021 a meeting was held between the Ambassador E.Sembayev and the Ambassador J.Mazza.
September 30 and October 1, 2021 Ambassador E.Sembayev took part in the official inauguration ceremony of the Captains Regent of San Marino F.Mussoni and G.Simoncini, appointed for the period from October 1, 2021 to April 1, 2022.
November 8, 2023 а ceremony was held in San Marino to sign the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Republic of San Marino on mutual exemption of entry visa requirements.
This agreement allows citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of San Marino who possess valid travel documents, such as national, diplomatic or service passports, to be exempt from visa requirements for single or multiple trips for tourism, business and other purposes for a period not exceeding 90 days within each 180-day period.
Trade and economic cooperation
Due to the small size of the economy of San Marino, the share of the republic in the structure of Kazakhstan's foreign trade is still small.
In general, the country demonstrates its desire to expand trade and economic cooperation with Kazakhstan. San Marino side considers Kazakhstan as a potential market for San Marino services and goods and an active economic partner capable of diversifying its foreign economic activities.
In October 2014 the San Marino delegation headed by Secretary of State for Industry and Trade M.Ardzilli visited Kazakhstan.
In February 2016 the San Marino delegation headed by Secretary of State for Tourism T.Lonfernini visited Kazakhstan to explore opportunities for participation in the exhibition «Astana EXPO 2017».
The visit of the San Marino delegation headed by the State Secretary for Territories, Nature, Agriculture and Tourism of San Marino A.Michelotti
to Kazakhstan took place on July 16-19, 2017, during which a meeting with the Vice-Minister of Culture and Sports of Kazakhstan A.Batalov was held. The visit was carried out within the framework of participation of the Science and Technology Park San Marino in the work of the Italian pavilion at the EXPO-2017 exhibition.
The trade turnover between Kazakhstan and San Marino in January-November 2023 amounted to 1.6 million US dollars.
Multilateral cooperation
The San Marino side supports Kazakhstan's foreign policy initiatives, including non-permanent membership in the UN Security Council and Kazakhstan's accession to the Council of Europe conventions in the field of criminal justice.