Jordan – Kazakhstan Relations

ROYAL TRIP JORDAN – KAZAKHSTAN RELATIONS THE ROYAL HASHEMITE COURT His Majesty King Abdullah II made several visits to Kazakhstan since 2005 and the most recent one was in 2010. The Kazakh president made two visits to Jordan in 2006 and 2009. DIPLOMATIC AND POLITICAL RELATIONS The diplomatic relations between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan were established in 1993 The Jordanian Embassy was established in Astana in 2007 at the level of acting Ambassador; in 2010 the diplomatic representation was raised to the level of Ambassador. The Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan was opened in Amman in at the level of 2007 Ambassador. Area About 2.727.300 million square kilometers Population About 17 million people Capital ASTANA language QAZAQ A Memorandum of Understanding outlining cooperation and political consultations was signed between the Foreign Ministries of the two countries during the visit of Prime Signing several bilateral agreements to enhance the relations between the two Minister of Kazakhstan to Amman in countries. 2010 Membership in the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia, the CICA in 2008 Jordan has participated in many of the Kazakh initiatives, Participating in the meeting of Foreign Ministers of Muslim and Western countries in 2009 in Astana Participation in the UN summit of world religions, which was held in Astana (conference venue) in 2009. such as: ECONOMIC RELATIONS A joint committee has been formed between the two countries at the ministerial level in Nearly 23 A strategic economic A joint private sector bilateral agreements and memorandum of understanding have been signed, aimed at promoting and developing economic and trade Cooperation plan has been signed between the two countries in 2006 2007 2010 representative council has been formed in and held four meetings to date. and held three cooperation between the two countries. meetings. Health 33 Jordanian pharmaceutical products in the market of Kazakhstan, as well as leave seven Jordanian drugs. There are approximately Related Relations An educational cooperation agreement has been signed in A scholarship exchange understanding between the two countries will be launched during next academic year Education 2006 2015-2014 Visa A signed agreement to exempt diplomatic passport holders and service passports holders from the visa requirement. The Kazakh government decided in 2012 to exempt Jordanian citizens from getting a required entry visa to their territories. @RHCJO EOOSA