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NATO’s relations with Kazakhstan

How did relations with Kazakhstan evolve?

NATO-Kazakhstan relations began in 1992, when Kazakhstan joined the North Atlantic Cooperation Council (later renamed the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council in 1997). Cooperation increased and Kazakhstan joined the Partnership for Peace (PfP) in 1995. In 2002, Kazakhstan joined the PfP PARP. The focus on supporting Kazakhstan’s domestic reform processes has intensified since the development of Kazakhstan’s first IPAP in 2005.

Key milestones

1992 Kazakhstan joins the North Atlantic Cooperation Council, renamed the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council in 1997.
1995 Kazakhstan officially joins the Partnership for Peace (PfP).
2002 Kazakhstan is connected to the Virtual Silk Highway.
  Kazakhstan joins the PfP Planning and Review Process (PARP).
2004 At the Istanbul Summit, Allied leaders place special focus on Central Asia – a special NATO representative and a liaison officer are assigned to the region.
2005 Kazakhstan delivers its IPAP presentation document to NATO
2006 Kazakhstan and NATO agree on Kazakhstan’s first IPAP, covering the 2006-2008 period, and on its current set of 2006 Partnership Goals in the PARP.
  Kazakhstan hosts the exercise “Steppe Eagle”
2007 The President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, visits NATO HQ
  The 2007 PARP Assessment documents the state of implementation of Partnership Goals.
  Kazakhstan hosts the exercise “Steppe Eagle 2007”