Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland were established on 19 January 1992.
The Embassy of Kazakhstan in the UK opened in February 1996. In July, 2026 Alibek Bakayev was appointed as an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The Embassy operates within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan and represents the interests of Kazakhstan in the UK.
The Embassy fulfills the following core functions:
- provision of national interests and implementation of Kazakhstan's foreign policy in the UK;
- protecting the rights and interests of citizens and legal entities of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the United Kingdom;
- developing co-operation between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the United Kingdom, assisting governmental bodies, public organisations and businesses in establishing contacts and developing relations with the United Kingdom;
- participation in preparing international agreements between Kazakhstan and the United Kingdom, proposals on signing, fulfilling and terminating agreements, as well as establishing control over the fulfilment of agreements between the two states;
- consular issues;
- other issues.
The Embassy of Kazakhstan in the UK also represents Kazakhstan in the Republic of Ireland and Iceland.
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