Kazakhstan-Ukraine relations
Before 1918, both countries were part of the Russian Empire and until 1991 they were part of the USSR. Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1991. Kazakhstan has an embassy in Kiev and an honorary consulate in Odessa. Ukraine has an embassy in Astana and a consulate-general in Almaty.
Since the very first days of independence, our country has attached special importance to the development of partnership with Ukraine. The interstate relations have always been marked by mutual respect and goodwill, transparency and all-round mutual support. President Nursultan Nazarbayev is one of the main architects of the dynamic multifaceted Kazakh-Ukrainian cooperation.
Undoubtedly, the two states share common views on and approaches to the key aspects of the present-day international life. The friendly Ukraine was one of the first to support Kazakhstan’s application for OSCE presidency and other initiatives on security issues, including the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA).
Economic relations with Ukraine are a top priority in Kazakhstan’s foreign policy. Ukraine is a state that has enormous human resources, industrial capacity, a unique geographical location, direct access to the sea, a vast domestic market, and a well-developed transportation and transit infrastructure. Bilateral trade is growing steadily.
One of the factors that promote bilateral relations and trade is the institutional side of the matter, the establishment of representations and joint ventures. Over 160 Kazakh-Ukrainian JVs successfully function today in Kazakhstan, which helps diversify trade and export, boost the two countries’ economic output, commoditize the internal market, and attract cuttingedge technologies and foreign investments.
Vast prospects are opening up for joint activities in the field of nuclear energy, uranium mining and processing, and the training of Kazakh specialists in this sector. As a major importer of hydrocarbons and a potential top producer of the oil and gas equipment, Ukraine shows a long-term interest in the development of Caspian fields and the routes of transportation and supply.
Conclusion In the past 20 years, we must make a joint effort to seek out new ways of expanding economic, scientific, technological, cultural, and humanitarian cooperation, for which we have all the necessary prerequisites and, what is more, the political will of the two countries’ leaders.
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