The World’s largest landlock nation, Kazakhstan, formally the Republic of Kazakhstan is a transcontinental nation positioned in central Asia and partially within the Japanese Europe. It’s bordered by Russia within the North and West, China to the East, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbekistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southwest. It has a shoreline of Caspian Sea within the southwest. With a inhabitants of greater than 18 million, it’s the largest Muslim majority nation by space and ninth largest nation on the planet. Nur-Sultan (Astana) is the capital of the Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan declared independence on 16 December 1991, the final Soviet republic to declare independence. It’s a democratic, secular, and social state that accepts the human rights of the folks. With presidential system of presidency, Kazakhstan is a unitary state. With a major useful resource of oil and fuel, Kazakhstan is the ninth nation confirmed in oil reserves in western areas. It additionally has huge quantity of coal and uranium deposits. Kazakhstan is among the many prime ten grain exporters of the world. In keeping with the British specialists, Kazakhstan is ranked third in most dynamic economies of the world, forsaking China and Qatar.
Kazakhstan maintains equal and pleasant relations with all of the nations of the world. The relations between Pakistan and Kazakhstan are exemplary for the reason that institution of formal diplomatic ties. Pakistan was among the many first few nations which acknowledged Kazakhstan on the time of its independence in December 1991. Diplomatic relations between the 2 nations have been established in 1992. Each the nations take pleasure in bilateral relations based mostly on mutual respect, cooperation, and financial integration. The primary official go to came about in 1995 adopted by second Prime Ministerial go to in 2011.
Former president of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari visited Kazakhstan in 2011. Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif additionally visited Kazakhstan in 2015. Former President of Kazakhstan Nazarbayev visited Pakistan twice in 1992 and 2003. A number of Parliamentary and Ministerial in addition to excessive stage officers additionally trade visits infrequently. The management of each nations are agreed to strengthen the relations within the discipline of commerce, cooperation, schooling, agriculture, and know-how. They’re additionally working for the connectivity of the each nations by air. A number of Agreements and MoUs (memoranda of understanding) have been signed for enhancing bilateral cooperation between the 2 nations within the areas of commerce and funding, protection and strategic research, and coaching in international providers.
Each the nations are dedicated to proceed their cooperation in worldwide boards, together with the United Nations, SCO, ECO and OIC. Kazakhstan supported Pakistan for changing into non-permanent member of United Nations Safety Council in October 2011. Kazakhstan additionally helps Pakistan’s full membership in Shanghai Cooperation Group (SCO). In 2017-2018, Pakistan supported Kazakhstan’s bid for a non-permanent seat within the United Nations Safety Council. Furthermore, Pakistan supplies pure hyperlink to attach the Central Asian nations with the Arabian Sea and South Asia. Whereas Kazakhstan is a vital a part of Central Asia Area (CAR) related with historic hyperlinks with South Asia
Pakistan exports pharmaceutical merchandise, agricultural and meals items, treasured stones, and jewellery, chemical and greens, sneakers, leather-based gadgets, sport and medical tools, development supplies and so on. to Kazakhstan. Pakistan imports from Kazakhstan development and supplies, meals, equipment and tools, fertilizers, coal, iron and nonferrous metals, seed oil and so on. After a commerce quantity of $65 million between Pakistan and Kazakhstan in 2019, a development of 58% was noticed in 2020 with a commerce of $103 million. Now in 2022, commerce turnover of agricultural merchandise between Kazakhstan and Pakistan was $12.6 million, which is 28.8% greater than in 2021 ($9.8 million).
Kazakhstan has proven its eager curiosity to develop its ties within the fields of navy cooperation. A number of representatives of the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan have already been educated since 2005 in navy colleges of Pakistan. Kazakhstan takes advantages from Pakistan’s experience in combating terrorism. Joint counter terrorist workout routines “Dostarym-2017”, have been held in November 2017 on the Nationwide Anti-Terrorist Centre of the Pakistan and “Dostarym-2019” was held in 2019 which enhanced operational, strategic, and tactical navy cooperation between each the nations.
Kazakhstan being the most important landlocked nation has no direct hyperlinks with Pakistan. Lack of direct connection is a severe barrier for financial and commerce cooperation and coordination. There may be have to work on plans to reinforce the connectivity sooner or later. Sturdy political commitments and incorporations of the personal corporations will help to realize this objective of regional connectivity that may assist in financial integration and prosperity in each the nations.
Pakistan has eager curiosity in strengthen bilateral relations with Kazakhstan via the event of the China-Pakistan Financial Hall (CPEC). Pakistan can present shortest land route Kazakhstan for entry to the Arabian Sea which could be mutually useful for each nations. Each nations have potential to increase their cooperation within the discipline of vitality comparable to oil and fuel. Pakistan and Kazakhstan each have agrarian economic system due to this fact they need to improve cooperation on this discipline.
Each the nations ought to take into account using the potential hyperlinks via connection of railways Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran and Pakistan-Iran-Turkey. It will be utterly in keeping with Kazakhstan’s New Financial Coverage ‘Nurly Zhol’ and China-Pakistan Financial Hall (CPEC) venture. Pakistan’s entry to western China and Central Asia has been expanded by Karakoram Freeway within the 2000s that may be utilized to reinforce regional connectivity on this regard.
A tripartite settlement (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan) must be thought of to strengthen cooperation in tourism as they already signed a “Joint Visa Mechanism” for the promotion of tourism sector. On this regard, direct flights must be began between two nations. There may be an pressing have to revise whole vary of bilateral relations to realize the specified targets sooner or later. Particular focus must be given to the areas of commerce, economic system, vitality, science and know-how, schooling and extra importantly connectivity between Pakistan and Kazakhstan. We hope that via diversified land routes and built-in commerce agreements each the nations will discover limitless potential that may be mutually useful within the coming days.
