Sep 15, 2026CORE

South Korea and Kazakhstan Upgrade Relations to a Future-Oriented Comprehensive Strategic Partnership

Seventeen years after establishing a strategic partnership in 2009, South Korea and Kazakhstan upgraded bilateral relations to a “Future-Oriented Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.” The agenda included cooperation in crude oil, a rare metals technology cooperation center, nuclear energy, AI, science and technology, and the Alatau new city project. A total of 13 memoranda of understanding were signed on the occasion of the summit.

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