Important dates
November 23, 1992 – diplomatic relations were established.
In 1993 – the Embassies of both states were opened.
In August 2018 – the Consulate General of the Republic of Uzbekistan was opened in Almaty.
In August 2019 – the Consulate General of the Republic of Uzbekistan was opened in Aktau.
In April 2021 – the Consulate General of the Republic of Kazakhstan was opened in Samarkand.
Since October 2022 – the Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Uzbekistan is Beibut Atamkulov.
Since March 2018 – the Ambassador of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the Republic of Kazakhstan is Saidikrom Niyazkhodzhayev.
The uzbek vector remains one of the main priorities of the foreign policy of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
High-level visits
On December 5-6, 2021, the state visit of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Sh. M.Mirziyoyev to Kazakhstan took place.
In 2021, the Presidents of the Republic of Kazakhstan K.K. Tokayev and RU Sh. M.Mirziyoyev held 9 telephone conversations, in 2022 - 12 (January 6, 10 and 20, March 3 and 16, April 5, May 9 and 17, June 6, July 4 and 24, September 6), in 2023 - 6 (May 1, May 17, June 12, July 10, 24 July, October 28).
On September 15-16, 2022, the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan K.K. Tokayev took part in the SCO Summit in Samarkand.
On October 13-14, 2022 in Astana, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Sh.M. Mirziyoyev took part in the VI CICA Summit, a meeting of the Council of CIS Heads of State and the Central Asia-Russia Summit.
On October 27, 2022 in Astana, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Sh.M. Mirziyoyev took part in the first meeting of the heads of states of the Central Asia and the President of the EU, during which a short meeting of the two Heads of State took place.
On November 11, 2022, the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan K.K. Tokayev took part in the first Summit of the Organization of Turkic States in Samarkand.
On December 21-22, 2022, the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan paid a state visit to Uzbekistan.
On March 3, 2023, an informal meeting of the Presidents of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Uzbekistan took place in Shymkent.
The dialogue at the intergovernmental level is also developing dynamically.
On April 10, 2021, the Heads of Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Uzbekistan laid a capsule for the future construction of the International Center for Trade and Economic Cooperation.
On June 2, 2021, Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan A. Aripov paid a working visit to Nur-Sultan.
On February 11, 2022, the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan held a working visit to Tashkent.
Special representatives of the Heads of State for bilateral cooperation have been appointed at the level of deputy Heads of Government. From the Republic of Kazakhstan – Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan S. Zhumangarin, from the Republic of Uzbekistan – Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan D. Khodjaev.
Parliamentary diplomacy
Cooperation between the legislative bodies of both countries is steadily developing.
On February 8-10, 2022, Speaker of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan N. Ismoilov paid an official visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan, during which an agreement on the establishment of the Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Council was signed.
On October 27-28, 2022, Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan M.Ashimbayev visited Samarkand to participate in the IPA CIS.
On February 9-10, 2023, the Inter-Parliamentary Forum of Central Asian States was held in Turkestan with the participation of the heads of the Chambers of Parliaments of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.
On October 26-27, 2023, the Chairman of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan E.Koshanov visited Uzbekistan and signed the Regulation on the Council of Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation.
Trade and economic cooperation
Trade and economic cooperation is an important component of bilateral cooperation. Kazakhstan is the third (after China and Russia) foreign trade partner of Uzbekistan with a share of 8.9% in the trade turnover.
According to the results of 11 months of 2023, mutual trade turnover amounted to $4.1 billion (decreased by 9%). Exports decreased by 12.6% and amounted to $2.9 billion, imports increased by 1.2% and amounted to $1.2 billion, respectively.
The Joint Intergovernmental Commission on Bilateral Cooperation between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Uzbekistan (hereinafter referred to as the IPC), chaired by the Heads of Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Uzbekistan, contributes to solving practical issues and enhancing bilateral relations.
The working bodies of the IPC are: from the Kazakh side - the Ministry of Trade and Integration, from the Uzbek - the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade.
A total of 20 IPC meetings were held. On May 5, 2023, the 20th meeting of the IPC was held in Tashkent, the next meeting is scheduled for 2024 in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Cultural and humanitarian cooperation
There are regular mutual trips of creative groups, representatives of culture and art.
There is a great potential for cooperation in the development of scientific contacts. Currently, the museums of Tashkent, Samarkand, and Bukhara contain about 500 exhibits related to the life and everyday life of Kazakhs, but they have not yet been studied.
On November 21-25, 2022, the Days of Culture of Uzbekistan were held in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
In December 2022, the first Youth Congress of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan was held in Astana.
On December 22, 2022, within the framework of the state visit of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan K.K. Tokayev to Tashkent, a week was held dedicated to the work of Abai Kunanbayev, a corresponding exhibition was organized.
On June 22-23, 2023, with the participation of the State Concert Organization «Kazakhconcert» named after Rosa Baglanova, the Days of Culture of the Republic of Kazakhstan were held in Uzbekistan with a concert program in the cities of Samarkand and Bukhara.
In turn, about 500 thousand Uzbeks live in Kazakhstan. More than 10 Uzbek-language newspapers and magazines are published in Kazakhstan, and 10 literary and creative associations are successfully functioning. There are two Uzbek theaters. The number of existing Uzbek language schools is 139, including 60 full-time and 79 mixed schools.
More than 800 thousand ethnic Kazakhs live in Uzbekistan. There is a Republican Kazakh Cultural Center with 30 regional and district branches. 370 secondary mixed Kazakh-Uzbek schools operate in places of compact residence of Kazakhs, and 22 universities train bachelors of Kazakh language and literature.