Kazakhstan and Israel mark 30 years of diplomatic relations

April 10, 2022 - The Republic of Kazakhstan and the State of Israel marked the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.

In honor of this significant event, Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tileuberdi and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel Yair Lapid exchanged congratulatory messages.

Strengthening from year to year, Kazakh-Israeli cooperation has reached a high level of bilateral cooperation in the political, trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian spheres.

Contacts at the high and highest levels are traditionally active. Inter-parliamentary ties continue to develop.

Inter-ministerial consultations are held on a regular basis. The parties actively interact within the framework of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-building Measures in Asia (CICA). Israeli officials also regularly participate in the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions.

An important area of bilateral cooperation is the trade and economic sphere. In 2021, the volume of foreign direct investment from Israel into the economy of Kazakhstan amounted to $33 million.

The Kazakh-Israeli Joint Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation has been operating since 1992.

An important role is assigned to the healthcare sector, where intensive exchange between medical specialists of the two countries is carried out. Cooperation in the field of agriculture also occupies a key place on the agenda of bilateral relations.

A kind of "bridge of friendship" between the two countries has been established by representatives of Jewish nationality from Kazakhstan who emigrated to Israel.