https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/kazakhstan/?xtor=RSS-1 Political relations France and Kazakhstan established diplomatic relations on 25 January 1992 and the agreements that constitute the basis for the bilateral relationship were signed during President Mitterrand's visit to Kazakhstan in September 1993. The signing of a strategic partnership in June 2008 and the creation in 2010 of a Franco-Kazakh Presidential Commission, which takes the form of an annual meeting between the two Heads of State, injected impetus into our relations. (…) en https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH72/visuel_defaut_une_fd-44916-890bc.jpg?1702480420 https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr?xtor=RSS-1 https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/kazakhstan/news/article/minister-s-telephone-conversation-with-his-kazakhstani-counterpart-yermek?xtor=RSS-1 M. Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, spoke to his counterpart Mr Yermek Kosherbayev, Kazakhstan's Minister of Foreign Affairs, today. During their conversation the two ministers reviewed the strengthening of our strategic partnership with Kazakhstan, building on President Tokayev's state visit to Paris in November 2024. The two ministers stressed the importance of our cooperation in the economic, energy, educational and cultural spheres, and on global issues. They (…) 2025-11-14 12:06:20 61402_286518 https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/kazakhstan/news/article/kazakhstan-plane-crash-26-dec-2024?xtor=RSS-1 France was deeply saddened to learn of the crash that took place yesterday near Aktau, Kazakhstan, of Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 en route from Baku to Grozny. France expresses its heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims, as well as their respective countries, and wishes a speedy recovery to those who survived the crash. 2024-12-26 17:02:51 61402_281802 https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/kazakhstan/news/article/cop28-france-and-kazakhstan-launch-the-one-water-summit-s-international?xtor=RSS-1 Joint communiqué issued by the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion 2023-12-11 13:10:57 61402_276778 https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/kazakhstan/news/article/kazakhstan-meeting-between-olivier-becht-and-erzhan-kazykhan-assistant-to-the?xtor=RSS-1 Today Olivier Becht, Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade, Economic Attractiveness and French Nationals Abroad, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, welcomed Erzhan Kazykhan, Assistant to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan for External Affairs, and Alibek Kuantyrov, Minister of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Following on from Mr. Becht's visit to Kazakhstan on May 2-4 and President Tokayev's visit to Paris on November on 29 and 30, 2022, the (…) 2023-10-03 18:14:51 61402_275503 https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/kazakhstan/news/article/kazakhstan-uzbekistan-visit-by-olivier-becht-2-6-may-2023?xtor=RSS-1 Olivier Becht, Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade, Economic Attractiveness and French Nationals Abroad, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, will be in Kazakhstan from May 2 to 4 and in Uzbekistan from May 4 to 6. He will be accompanied by some 20 entrepreneurs. Mr. Becht's visit to Kazakhstan follows the meeting that President Macron and President Tokayev had in France at the beginning of November. He will work to strengthen cooperation between our two countries, (…) 2023-05-02 18:02:58 61402_272941