Kazakhstan–United States relations

The United States believes the Strategic Mechanism meetings to be held by the foreign ministers of the two countries, Hakan Fidan and Antony Blinken, in Washington this week constitute a very good opportunity for improving bilateral ties in almost all fields, including security, trade, energy and climate.

The Turkish defense minister on June 10 discussed bilateral security and regional issues with his U.S. counterpart over the phone. 

Turkey and Kazakhstan on Feb. 4 discussed opportunities to strengthen cooperation in the defense industry sector. 

In a statement, Kazakhstan's Defense Ministry said Turkey's Deputy National Defense Minister Muhsin Dere met with Kazakhstan's Defense Minister Nurlan Yermekbayev as part of a two-day working visit to Kazakhstan.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva met with Kazakhstan's Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tleuberdi. The two spoke in Madrid at the 14th meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Asia-Europe Forum (ASEM).
 

The government has approved a draft Air Transport Agreement between Bulgaria and Kazakhstan as a basis for negotiation, the government information service said.

There is no air transport agreement in force between Bulgaria and Kazakhstan, which does not allow the carriage of passengers and cargo on scheduled air services.

Kazakhstan's parliament on March 20 voted to rename the country's capital in honor of long-time ruler Nursultan Nazarbayev, a day after he resigned as president.

A senior official of the U.S. State Department is expected to travel to Turkey and Iraq next week to discuss bilateral defense trade and security cooperation, according to a statement released on March 27.

ASTANA - A Kazakh company is interested in the Pancevo petrochemical plant, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said in Astana on Friday, noting that cooperation in the defence industry was also a possibility.

Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev on Tuesday received Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, who is on a two-day visit to Kazakhstan.

The meeting in Astana, which lasted longer than scheduled, addressed many topics that can lead to further improvement of cooperation between the two countries.