Another round of Kazakhstan-Germany political consultations took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan. The Kazakh delegation was led by Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Isagaliyev, while the German delegation was headed by Joachim Bertele, Ambassador and Deputy Director of the Asia-Pacific Department at the Federal Foreign Office.
The sides discussed the current state and prospects of bilateral relations, focusing on implementing agreements reached during the official visit of the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, to Germany on 29–30 September this year.
Isagaliyev briefed his counterpart on domestic political reforms and noted the active pace of contacts at the highest and senior levels. He also put forward proposals to deepen cooperation across various sectors and advance bilateral projects.
The talks covered industrial cooperation, critical raw materials, energy, transport and logistics, digitalisation and advanced technologies. The sides reviewed progress on their joint roadmap for industrial, technological and raw-materials cooperation for 2026–2028.
They also discussed expanding humanitarian cooperation in culture, education and science, including university ties and the training of qualified personnel. The participants highlighted the role of Kazakhstan’s German diaspora in strengthening friendly relations between the two countries.
The consultations also addressed cooperation in the Central Asia–Germany format, engagement with the European Union, work within the UN and OSCE, and current regional and international issues.
The sides confirmed their shared interest in maintaining active political dialogue and further expanding mutually beneficial cooperation. Kazakhstan and Germany will mark 35 years of diplomatic relations in 2027.
