Kazakh-Kyrgyz relations
Main dates
October 15, 1992 – diplomatic relations were established.
January 9, 1993 – the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Kyrgyz Republic was opened.
In January 1993 – the opening of the Embassy of the Kyrgyz Republic in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
October 11, 2002 – the opening of the Consulate General of the Kyrgyz Republic in Almaty.
August 28, 2012 – the opening the Consulate of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Osh.
Since April 19, 2021 – the Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Kyrgyz Republic is Mr. R.Zhoshybayev.
Since August 9, 2021 – the Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic to the Republic of Kazakhstan is Mr. D.Dyushekeev.
Political dialogue
Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan have established allied relations characterized by multifaceted interaction across the entire spectrum of bilateral ties.
On November 27, 2019, the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan K.Tokayev paid a state visit to Kyrgyzstan under which the 5th meeting of the Supreme Interstate Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic (SIC) was held.
On March 2-3, 2021, the state visit of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic S.Japarov to Kazakhstan was held.
On May 26, 2022, the official visit of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan K.Tokayev to the Kyrgyz Republic was held.
October 13-14, 2022 President of the Kyrgyz Republic S.Zhaparov paid a working visit to Astana to participate in the CICA, CIS Summits and the first «CA-RF» Summit.
On October 27, 2022, a working visit of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic S.Zhaparov took place to Astana to participate in the first meeting of the leaders of the Central Asian countries and the President of the EU.
High-level contacts
On May 20, 2019, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan B.Atamkulov paid an official visit to the Kyrgyz Republic.
July 12, 2019 – official visit of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan A.Mamin to the Kyrgyz Republic, within which the 8th meeting of the Kazakh-Kyrgyz Intergovernmental Council (IGC) was held.
On May 28-29, 2021, Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan M.Tleuberdi paid an official visit to Bishkek.
On December 7-8, 2021, Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers – Head of the Presidential Administration of the Kyrgyz Republic A.Zhaparov paid a working visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Parliamentary diplomacy
The work to promote the inter-parliamentary dialogue is carried out on a regular basis.
On June 15, 2015, an Agreement on the Inter-Parliamentary Council for Cooperation between the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic was signed in Astana. The Council was established in accordance with the recommendation of the Supreme Interstate Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic in order to develop further allied relations and strengthen the inter-parliamentary cooperation.
On May 13, 2022, a joint visiting meeting was held in the village Kordai of the Zhambyl region by members of the committees on international affairs, defense and security of the Majilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic. The parties discussed a wide range of issues: promoting trade and economic cooperation, solving transport and logistics problems, etc.
On January 23-24, 2023, the Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan M.Ashimbayev paid an official visit to Kyrgyzstan. During the visit, he also met with the President of the Kyrgyz Republic S.N.Zhaparov.
On February 10, 2023, Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan M.Ashimbayev and Chairman of the Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic N.Shakiev met in Turkestan as part of participation in the first Inter-Parliamentary Forum of Central Asian states.
Trade, economic and investment cooperation
Kazakhstan is one of the leading trade, economic and investment partners of Kyrgyzstan. Kazakhstan became the second largest trading partner of Kyrgyzstan among the EAEU member countries in 2022 (after the RF).
Currently, the governments of the two countries are working to implement the agreement of the heads of the two states to increase the volume of trade turnover to $ 2 billion.
The trade turnover for 2022 amounted to $1,129.2 billion, which is 7.4% higher than in the same period of the previous year ($1,050.5 billion). Exports from Kazakhstan to Kyrgyzstan increased by 10.4% and amounted to $745.3 million. Imports to Kazakhstan from Kyrgyzstan increased by 2.1% and amounted to $383.9 million.
Since 2005, the volume of direct investments from Kazakhstan to Kyrgyzstan amounted to $1.118 billion, from Kyrgyzstan to Kazakhstan – $97.1 million.
In order to deepen and expand bilateral relations, an Intergovernmental Council and a Working Group on Trade and Economic Cooperation are operating. Currently ten meetings of the IGC have been held, the last of which was held on April 29, 2022 in Bishkek. Two meetings of the Working Group on Trade and Economic Cooperation were held in 2022.
Cooperation in the transport sector
Direct regular flights are carried out between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan in accordance with the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic on Air Communication and Cooperation in the Field of Air transport dated February 18, 1994.
Currently the parties are working on a project for the construction of the «Almaty – Issyk-Kul» highway. As a part of the implementation of the project the parties are entering the stage of preparation for the signing of an Agreement between the governments of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic and the Asian Development Bank.
Cooperation in the water and energy sector
The Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic cooperate fruitfully in the field of water management relations. A corresponding water management commission is functioning on a permanent basis between the two countries.
In 2022, the parties expressed their readiness to jointly implement the project for the construction of the Kambaratinskaya HPP-1 on the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic. The parties signed a Roadmap for the implementation of the project «Construction of the Kambaratinskaya HPP-1». A draft intergovernmental agreement is being worked out.
Military-technical cooperation
The grant military-technical assistance is provided to Kyrgyzstan on a regular basis. At the end of June 2022, military equipment was delivered to Kyrgyzstan within the framework of two Agreements on military-technical assistance (dated March 2, 2021 and December 7, 2021).
Cross-border and interregional cooperation
Currently, the parties are preparing to hold the First Kazakh-Kyrgyz interregional forum in 2023.
In order to deepen production cooperation, a project for the construction of an Industrial Trade and Logistics Complex (ITLC) is being worked out. Work is underway to complete the approval procedure by the state bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic of the draft Intergovernmental Agreement on the regulation of the activities of the ITLC.
Cultural and humanitarian cooperation
Cultural and humanitarian cooperation is developing fruitfully.
Exhibitions, international scientific symposiums, round tables, poetry evenings and seminars with the participation of intellectuals and the public of the two countries are regularly held. On October 7-8, 2021, the Days of Culture of Kazakhstan were held in Bishkek. More than 350 famous Kazakh artists, representatives of the creative intelligentsia and more than 10 leading creative teams from the Republic of Kazakhstan took part in the celebrations.
On May 26, 2022, during the official visit of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan K.Tokayev to the Kyrgyz Republic, a monument to Abai Kunanbayev was opened in Bishkek, as well as a branch of the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. On October 27-29, 2022, the Days of Culture of Kyrgyzstan in Kazakhstan were successfully held in Astana.
Cooperation in the educational sphere has significantly deepened. In 2022, Kazakhstan increased the annual quota places (from 5 to 50) for the education of citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic in Kazakh universities.
On December 6, 2022, on the basis of Osh State University, the opening of a branch of the Eurasian National University. L.N.Gumilyov.
Since 1998, Kazakhstan has regularly provided humanitarian assistance to brotherly Kyrgyzstan. During this period, food products, industrial goods, material values intended for emergency response, coal, diesel fuel, as well as funds from the emergency reserve of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan were sent to the Kyrgyz Republic.
In May 2020, humanitarian assistance worth more than $3 million was sent to the Kyrgyz Republic in the form of flour supplies in the amount of 5 thousand tons, in November 2020 – in the amount of 400 units of ventilators and 2 million medical masks, totaling $900 thousand.
In May 2021, humanitarian assistance in the form of 10 thousand tons of flour was sent to the Kyrgyz Republic, in June 2021, 25 thousand doses of the domestic vaccine QazVac.
In March 2022, another humanitarian assistance was delivered in the form of 1 thousand tons of elite wheat seeds.
Since 2005, Kazakhstan has provided humanitarian assistance to Kyrgyzstan totaling $17.2 million.
Legal framework
Over 30 years of diplomatic relations, a solid contractual and legal framework has been created, contributing to the further strengthening of allied relations on a wide range of bilateral cooperation. In total, more than 150 interstate, intergovernmental and interdepartmental agreements have been signed.
The Treaty on Eternal Friendship of April 8, 1997 and the Treaty on Allied Relations of December 25, 2003 are fundamental.