Kazakhstan and Belgium have signed a new roadmap for cooperation covering 2027-2029, outlining plans to strengthen political dialogue, expand diplomatic contacts and advance joint initiatives across key areas of bilateral relations.

The document was signed by the foreign ministries of the two countries during a meeting between Kazakhstan’s First Deputy Foreign Minister Yerzhan Ashikbayev and Theodora Gentzis, Chair of the Management Committee of Belgium’s Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Qazinform News Agency reports.

The meeting took place as part of the state visit of King Philippe of the Belgians to Kazakhstan.

According to Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry, the roadmap envisages regular consultations, stronger interministerial contacts and closer coordination on priority areas of bilateral cooperation.

The two sides discussed the current state of Kazakhstan-Belgium relations and prospects for their further development, emphasizing the historic significance of the first state visit by a Belgian monarch to Kazakhstan.

They also reviewed cooperation between Kazakhstan and the European Union, including prospects for signing agreements on visa facilitation and readmission, as well as strengthening the bilateral legal framework.

International and regional issues were also on the agenda, with both sides exchanging views on cooperation within the United Nations, international security and multilateral initiatives.

The meeting concluded with a reaffirmation of both countries’ commitment to deepening bilateral ties and implementing the agreements reached, particularly ahead of the 35th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Kazakhstan and Belgium in 2027.

In a separate symbolic gesture marking King Philippe and Queen Mathilde’s state visit and the 35th anniversary of Kazakhstan’s independence, the Kazakh national flag was raised over Brussels City Hall at the historic Grand-Place for the first time.

Organized with the support of the City of Brussels and Belgium’s Foreign Ministry, the ceremony highlighted the friendship, mutual respect and growing partnership between the two countries.