Kazakhstan–Sweden relations
Kazakhstan–Sweden relations are the bilateral diplomatic relations between Kazakhstan and Sweden. They were established on 7 April 1992.
History
On 25–26 October 2004, an official visit by the president of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, to the Kingdom of Sweden took place. During the visit, he held meetings with King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Prime Minister Göran Persson, speaker of the Riksdag Björn von Sydow, representatives of the Kazakh diaspora, and business circles. Nazarbayev also visited the Ericsson company and the Kista Science City information technology park, and took part in the business forum "Kazakhstan–Sweden: Investment Opportunities".
In February 2006, Sweden's First Deputy Prime Minister, Bosse Ringholm, visited Kazakhstan at the head of a delegation of business representatives.
Sweden's minister for foreign affairs, Carl Bildt, led the Swedish delegation at the OSCE Summit held in Astana in December 2010.
In 2010, the Embassy of Sweden was opened in Kazakhstan, and in 2013 the Embassy of Kazakhstan began operating in Sweden.
In March 2013, the minister of foreign affairs of Kazakhstan, Erlan Idrissov, visited Stockholm. During the meeting, the foreign ministers of Kazakhstan and Sweden discussed issues of bilateral cooperation in the political and trade-economic spheres, as well as interaction on the international stage regarding current global issues.
In June 2014, a working visit by a delegation of Kazakh parliamentarians to Sweden took place, led by Deputy Chair of the Mäjilis of the Parliament, Dariga Nazarbayeva. Negotiations were held in the Riksdag between Dariga Nazarbayeva and Vice Speaker of the Swedish Parliament Jan Ertsborn. During the visit, the Kazakh parliamentarians met with representatives of the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Education and Research.
In March 2015, within the framework of the Boao Forum, talks were held between the prime minister of Kazakhstan, Karim Massimov, and the prime minister of Sweden, Stefan Löfven. In addition, within the framework of the Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Hanoi, talks took place between the speaker of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of Kazakhstan, Kabibulla Dzhakupov, and the speaker of the Riksdag, Urban Ahlin.
Cultural Cooperation
In 2011, a small Kurultai of Kazakhs in Europe was held in Västerås with the support of the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Sweden, the World Association of Kazakhs, the Kazakh Cultural Association in Sweden, and the Federation of the Kazakh Diaspora in Europe.
As part of Swedish Culture Month, a project called "Sweden Nearby" was organized for schoolchildren in Karaganda and Temirtau, where participants had the opportunity to learn about the traditions, culture, history, and national cuisine of Sweden. At the conclusion of the project, participants met with the ambassador of Sweden in Kazakhstan.
See also
- Foreign relations of Kazakhstan
- Foreign relations of Sweden
External links
Sweden Category:Bilateral relations of Sweden