Foreign Policy Cooperation between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the State of Qatar: Key Areas and Prospects

Abstract

 The issues of foreign policy cooperation between Kazakhstan and the Gulf States are of particular relevance in the context of modern international relations. The paper considers key aspects of foreign policy cooperation between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the State of Qatar, and reveals prospects and main areas of their further development. The objective of the present study is a thorough analysis of the bilateral relations, encompassing political-diplomatic, economic, military-technical and culturalhumanitarian interaction. The author proffers an evaluation of the attained tier of bilateral partnership, whilst concomitantly delineating the latent possibilities and prevailing impediments to the augmentation of reciprocal collaboration. The methodological basis of the study was formed by a comparative analysis, content analysis of official documents and a historical-analytical approach, which allowed the evolution of Kazakh-Qatar relations over three decades to be traced. The study identifies key areas with the greatest potential for further development, including investment partnership, transport and logistics cooperation, and joint projects in agriculture and security. The analysis concluded that the relations between Kazakhstan and Qatar are on the threshold of strategic partnership, and their expansion will continue to strengthening the position of Kazakhstan in the Islamic world and strengthening the role of Qatar in Central Asia. The practical significance of the work is formulation of specific recommendations for the advancement and fortification of bilateral ties that can be applied by public authorities and foreign policy departments of both countries.

Keywords: Kazakhstan, Qatar, foreign policy, international cooperation, strategic partnership.