General information
October 5, 1992 is the date of establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.
Since March 15, 2022, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Turkmenistan is A.Tazhibaev.
Since December 31, 2020, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Kazakhstan is B.Rejepov.
Top-level visits
October 11, 2019 President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Zhomart.K.Tokayev made a working visit to Turkmenistan to participate in a meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the CIS, within the framework of which a meeting with President of Turkmenistan G.Berdimuhamedov took place.
August 5-6, 2021 President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kasym- Kassym-Zhomart.K.Tokayev made a working visit to Turkmenistan (the national tourist zone "Avaza" in Turkmenbashi) to participate in the 3rd Consultative Meeting of the Heads of Central Asian states.
On October 24-25, 2021, the state visit of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Zhomart.K.Tokayev to Turkmenistan took place. As a result of the visit, 20 bilateral documents were signed, including an agreement between the Parties on the delimitation of the Kazakh-Turkmen state border and the delimitation of adjacent sections of fishing zones in the Caspian Sea; an intergovernmental agreement on the regime of the Kazakh-Turkmen state border.
On June 29, 2022, President Kassym-Zhomart.K.Tokayev paid a working visit to Turkmenistan, where he took part in the VI Caspian Summit, held talks with President of Turkmenistan S.Berdimuhamedov and Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Milli Gengesh G. Berdimuhamedov.
On October 14, 2022, in Astana, President of Turkmenistan S.Berdimuhamedov took part in the regular meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the CIS, as well as in the first Summit "Central Asia - Russia".
On October 15, 2022, President of Turkmenistan S.Berdimuhamedov paid a state visit to Kazakhstan.
On June 29, 2023, the grand opening of the new city of Arkadag (Turkmenistan), located in a picturesque place in the foothills of the Kopetdag mountain range, took place. The ceremony was attended by Deputy Prime Minister - Chief of Staff of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan G.T. Koishybayev and Akim of the Mangystau region N. Nogaev from the Kazakh side.
On October 30, 2023, Deputy Prime Minister–Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Murat.A.Nurtleu paid an official visit to Ashgabat, during which meetings were held with President of Turkmenistan S.G.Berdimuhamedov and Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan R.O.Meredov.
Inter-parliamentary cooperation
On May 11-12, 2022, Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan M. Ashimbayev paid a working visit to Ashgabat to participate in the First Interparliamentary Forum of Central Asian countries and Russia, during which meetings were held with President of Turkmenistan S. Berdimuhamedov
and Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Milli Gengesh G.Berdimuhamedov.
On October 20, 2022, Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan M. Ashimbayev had a telephone conversation with Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan G. Berdimuhamedov, during which the parties discussed topical issues of interparliamentary cooperation.
Trade and economic cooperation
The main export items of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Turkmenistan are grain, flour, ferrous metals; chemical and mineral fertilizers, non-metallic ores.
Imports to Kazakhstan: tomatoes, citrus fruits, mineral, chemical and textile products.
Meetings of the Kazakh-Turkmen Intergovernmental Commission on Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation are held on a regular basis and Cultural Cooperation (IPC). The Kazakh part of the IPC is co-chaired by First Deputy Prime Minister R. Sklyar, and the Turkmen part is co-chaired by Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan B. Atdaev.
On May 15 this year, the 12th meeting of the IPC was held in Astana under the co-chairmanship of First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan R. Sklyar and Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan B. Atdaev.
Important attention is paid to strengthening cross-border cooperation, including between the Mangystau region of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Balkan Velayat of Turkmenistan.
Cooperation in the field of energy
There is a mutual interest of the two countries, as transit states, in bringing energy resources to foreign markets – Kazakh oil in the southern direction to the Persian Gulf and Turkmen gas in the northern direction to Russia, Ukraine, the countries of the European Union, as well as to China.
Practical example of cooperation in this area is to run in December 2009 of the gas pipeline "Turkmenistan – Uzbekistan – Kazakhstan – China", and renewal in 2019 transit of Turkmen gas supplies to Russia through the territory of Kazakhstan pipeline "Central Asia – Center".
Cultural and humanitarian cooperation
There are 6 Turkmen national cultural centers in Kazakhstan in Astana, Almaty, Almaty, Mangistau, Kostanay and Karaganda regions. The issue of opening a Kazakh national cultural center in Turkmenistan is being worked out.
On October 24, 2021, a Memorandum of cooperation was signed within the framework of the state visit of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan K.K.Tokayev to Turkmenistan in the field of information between the Ministry of Information and Public Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the State Committee of Turkmenistan for Television, Radio Broadcasting and Cinematography, as well as a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan on cooperation in the field of culture.
On October 15, 2022, as part of the state visit of President of Turkmenistan S.Berdimuhamedov to the Republic of Kazakhstan, a Memorandum on cooperation in the field of tourism was signed between the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan.
In addition, in 2024, it is planned to hold Days of Culture of Turkmenistan in Kazakhstan and Kazakhstan in Turkmenistan.
On December 10-12, 2022, a representative delegation of the Republic of Kazakhstan headed by Deputy Chairman of the Mazhilis of the Parliament B. Kesebayeva took part in events to celebrate the 27th anniversary of Turkmenistan's Neutrality.
On October 15, 2022, a Memorandum was signed within the framework of the state visit of President of Turkmenistan S.Berdimuhamedov to the Republic of Kazakhstan on Mutual Understanding between the Institute of Foreign Policy Studies at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Center for Strategic Studies at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, as well as a cooperation agreement between the Kazakh University of International Relations and World Languages named after Abylai Khan and the Turkmen National Institute of World Languages named after Satisfy Mammet Azadi.