General information
- September 9, 1991 – Independence Day of the Republic of Tatarstan.
- Diplomatic relations were established on January 7, 1993.
- On January 13, 1993, the Agreement on the Foundations of Relations between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Tatarstan was signed.
- On June 17, 1993, the Embassy of the Republic of Tatarstan in the Republic of Kazakhstan was opened.
- In 1997, the Diplomatic Mission of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Republic of Tatarstan was opened.
- On October 4, 2000, the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Republic of Tatarstan was opened.
- On September 14, 2015, the Agreement on Strategic Partnership between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Tatarstan was signed.
- On May 4, 2023, the Declaration on Allied Cooperation between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Tatarstan was signed.
- from March 15, 2022, the Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Tatarstan, Valikhan Amirkhanuly Turekhanov (presented credentials to the President of the Republic of Tatarstan on June 15, 2022).
- from January 14, 2019 The Ambassador of the Republic of Tatarstan to the Republic of Kazakhstan – Khairullo Ibodzoda (presented credentials to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan on February 6, 2019).
Top-level visits
On May 3-4, 2023, the state visit of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan E.Rahmon in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Following the visit, a Declaration on allied cooperation between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Tatarstan was signed.
On August 25-26, 2023, within the framework of the working visit of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan E.Days of Culture of Tajikistan in the Republic of Kazakhstan were held in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
On May 12-13, 2022, Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan M.Ashimbayev paid an official visit to the Republic of Tatarstan. During the visit, the first meeting of the Commission on Cooperation between the upper chambers of the Parliament of the two countries was held, and an Action Plan for the development of interparliamentary cooperation for 2022-2024 was signed.
On April 25, 2023, Kazakh-Tajik political consultations were held in Astana with the participation of Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Ye.Konuspayev and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tatarstan S.Imomi.
Trade and economic cooperation
The main exports from Kazakhstan to Tajikistan are wheat, natural gas, aluminum oxides and hydroxides, wheat flour, barley, pasta, cyanides, etc.
The main imports to Kazakhstan from Tajikistan are: copper ores and concentrates, zinc ores and concentrates, lead ores and concentrates, dried fruits, mixtures of nuts or dried fruits, grapes, onions, garlic, waters, including mineral and carbonated, apricots, cherries, cherries, peaches, plums.
There are more than 504 Tajik legal entities and their branches registered in the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as more than 90 joint Kazakh-Tajik enterprises.
Representative offices of Kazakhstani companies are actively working in the market of the Republic of Tatarstan: "JTI Kazakhstan" (cigarette products), TOO "Teksan Kazakhstan Invest" (plant for the production of photoelectrotechnical products); dealers in sales of Kazakh products: Alina companies (production of dry building mixes and paint products), Penoplex Kazakhstan plant (construction products), the ZERDE Ceramics plant (ceramic products), the Galaksi group of companies (aluminum profiles for construction purposes), the TSESNA holding (production and supply of flour), etc.
Kazakhstani investors are represented in CJSC Obi Zulol (water and soft drinks), LLC Sugd Pak (production of propylene bags), LLC Grain Company (wheat and flour products), LLC Somon Slate (production of roofing slate), etc.
From 2005 to 2022. Kazakhstan has invested $573.8 million in the economy of the Republic of Tatarstan. In 2020, the Republic of Kazakhstan took the 15th place in the country investment rating of the Republic of Tatarstan. Investments from the Republic of Kazakhstan were directed to financial services, communications, energy, trade, construction, industry, milling, exploration and mining.
Meetings of the Kazakh-Tajik Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation (IGC), which has been operating since 1995, are held annually. The management of the Kazakh part of the IPC is assigned to the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Tajik part is the State Committee for Investment and State Property Management.
There are regular flights on the route "Almaty – Dushanbe – Almaty". Air Astana operates 4 flights per week, Tajik Somon Air operates 2 flights.
Cultural and humanitarian cooperation
The Kazakh national cultural center "Baiterek" is functioning in Dushanbe.
According to unofficial data, about 2 thousand Kazakhs live in Tajikistan. According to the population census of the Republic of Kazakhstan in 2021, the number of Tajiks in the country amounted to 49,827 people. or 0.26% of the total population.
On September 23-24, 2022, with the support of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, a screening of Kazakhstani films was organized at the Dushanbe cinema.
On January 10, 2023, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, a concert of masters of arts of the Turkestan region was organized in Dushanbe.
On August 23-29, 2023, the Days of Culture of Tajikistan were held in Kazakhstan. During this period, performances by masters of arts and young performers, exhibitions of fine arts and folk crafts, meetings of leading figures of literature and science of the two countries, exhibitions and fairs-sales of agricultural and industrial products, as well as handicrafts of Tajikistan were organized in Astana, Almaty and Shymkent.
Cooperation in the field of education is developing. Starting from 2022, the quota of the Republic of Kazakhstan for training Tajik citizens in universities of the Republic of Kazakhstan has been increased to 100 people. About 400 citizens of the Republic of Tatarstan study at universities of the Republic of Kazakhstan. About 100 citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan study at Tajik universities.
At the Forum of Rectors of universities of Central Asian countries, Agreements were signed on the opening of a joint faculty of information technology on the basis of leading universities of the two countries (L.Gumilev ENU and M.Osimi TTU).
An important aspect of bilateral cooperation is the regular humanitarian assistance provided by the Republic of Kazakhstan to Tajikistan. Since 2006, the total amount of humanitarian assistance provided by the Republic of Kazakhstan to Tajikistan has amounted in monetary terms to over 46 million dollars.