Iran-Kazakhstan Relations

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, in a phone talk with his Kazakh counterpart Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, said that Tehran-Astana relations have always been progressing and called for the further expansion of mutual relations.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has arrived in the Kazakh capital Astana for the sixth summit of Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA).

Kazakhstan has announced visa-free travel for Iranian nationals seeking to visit the country and stay there for up to 14 days.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said his administration will further expand ties with the littoral countries of the Caspian Sea.

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is in the Iranian capital, Tehran, on an official visit for talks with senior officials on the expansion of bilateral relations.

Iran’s Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Seyed Reza Fatemi-Amin, in a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade and Integration of Kazakhstan, Bakhyt Sultanov, described joint ventures as a strategic way to deepen economic relations between the two countries.

Senior Iranian and Kazakh officials have praised growing ties between the countries and stressed the need for the two Asian nations to further promote bilateral relations, especially in economy and trade.

Iran and Kazakhstan plan to increase the volume of their bilateral trade to three billion dollars in three years.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahin has reaffirmed Tehran’s support for Kazakhstan’s national sovereignty during a telephone call with his Kazakh counterpart Mukhtar Tileuberdi.

The situation in all regions of Kazakhstan hit by unrest has been stabilized, Acting Interior Minister Yerlan Turgumbayev said in a statement.

Iran has warned against foreign interference in Kazakhstan where violent protests over a gas price hike has left a number of demonstrators and security forces dead.

Kazakhstan’s ambassador to Tehran has described Iran as a powerful economy, saying the Islamic Republic’s membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization will be helpful to body’s members and to their trade exchanges and cooperation.

Iran have lost to Kazakhstan in the last match of the quarterfinals of the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup held in Lithuania.

Iran’s parliament has approved the generalities of a quadrilateral agreement on fighting organized crimes in the Caspian Sea.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has held talks with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Nur-Sultan.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held talks with Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tleuberdi in Nur-Sultan on the third leg of his tour of Central Asia, which earlier took him to Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Mukhtar Tleuberdi, the deputy prime minister and foreign minister of Kazakhstan, signed a document of cooperation between the two countries' ministries of foreign affairs.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the era of unipolarity and the Western dominance in the international system has come to an end.

The Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Centre for Combating Illicit Trafficking of Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and their Precursors (CARICC) has praised Iran for its fight against illicit drugs and its heavy contribution to the capabilities of the centre.

In a congratulatory message to his Kazakh counterpart, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called for the expansion of friendly ties with the Central Asian nation in various fields.

Iran and Kazakhstan have agreed to ease their visa requirements following a meeting of the two sides’ foreign ministry officials.

Environmental officials from the five Caspian Sea littoral states have attended an online meeting on the ways to protect and preserve the marine environment at the world’s largest lake.

President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani has proposed the idea of operating a barter system for bilateral trade with Kazakhstan.

The Islamic Republic of Iran has expressed readiness to share its experiences in dealing with the coronavirus with Azerbaijan Republic, Armenia, and Kazakhstan. 

The top diplomats of India, Lebanon, Pakistan, and Kazakhstan have, in separate phone calls with Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, discussed the latest developments following the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani.