Relationship dossier
Bulgaria
Kazakhstan
Relationship assessment
Bulgaria and Kazakhstan maintain cooperative ties under a friendship treaty and bilateral consultation mechanisms.
Bulgaria toward Kazakhstan
+15Bulgaria participates in bilateral political and economic cooperation with Kazakhstan under the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation and associated consultation mechanisms.
Kazakhstan toward Bulgaria
+15Kazakhstan participates in bilateral political and economic cooperation with Bulgaria under the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation and associated consultation mechanisms.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship has a cooperative institutional foundation in a bilateral friendship treaty and consultation mechanisms, alongside economic engagement. The known features point to constructive ties, while the depth and practical results of cooperation remain uncertain.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Bulgaria and Kazakhstan maintain a cooperative relationship supported by a Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation and bilateral mechanisms for political and economic consultation. Their engagement includes trade and sectoral cooperation, though the scale and implementation of these arrangements are not clear enough to characterize the relationship as a close partnership.
Key developments
Bulgaria and Kazakhstan concluded a Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation, providing a framework for bilateral relations.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- The scale and continuity of trade and sectoral cooperation are uncertain.