New opportunities for expanding Iran-Kazakhstan relations |
Kazakhstan and Iran are steadily transforming long-standing diplomatic ties into a multidimensional partnership centered on transit corridors, trade diversification, energy cooperation, and regional connectivity.
During Kassym Tokayev’s visit to Tehran on June 19, 2022, 24 documents were signed, and during the official visit of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to Kazakhstan on December 11, 2025, 14 documents were signed.
Bilateral and multilateral diplomatic and political cooperation
From Tokayev’s perspective, Iran is both a close neighbor and a reliable partner for Kazakhstan in the Middle East. Regionalism and the expansion of relations and interactions with neighbors and countries in the region are also fundamental principles of Iran’s foreign policy. Therefore, the development of interactions with Central Asian countries has a special place in Iran’s foreign policy.
Apart from the historical roots and relations, the progress in the past 33 years of relations, the absence of major differences, constructive political dialogue, the effective activity of the intergovernmental commission and inter-parliamentary relations, and more than fifty agreements, cooperation in international organizations indicates dynamic and bilateral relations. Also, the visit of Masoud Pezeshkian to Kazakhstan and the signing of a joint statement between the two countries, the bilateral meeting of officials, and the interactions of Tehran and Astana on many regional and global issues are decisive steps towards strengthening bilateral cooperation.
In a recent press statement, the presidents of Iran and Kazakhstan focused on strengthening bilateral cooperation, concerns about the escalation of armed conflicts, sanctions pressures and trade wars, interaction within the framework of international organizations, condemnation of........