Relationship dossier
Kazakhstan
Palestine
Relationship assessment
Bilateral engagement combines Kazakhstan’s support for Palestinian statehood with agreements and humanitarian cooperation.
Kazakhstan toward Palestine
+35Kazakhstan has supported Palestinian statehood and a two-state solution, provided humanitarian assistance to Palestinians, and pursued bilateral cooperation through agreements with Palestinian representatives.
Palestine toward Kazakhstan
+25Palestinian officials have engaged Kazakhstan through bilateral visits and agreements, including during Mahmoud Abbas’s 2016 visit. The breadth of practical cooperation is unclear.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship is characterized by Kazakhstan’s diplomatic support for Palestinian statehood and bilateral cooperation, alongside Palestinian engagement with Kazakhstan through official visits and agreements. Humanitarian assistance adds a practical element, although the scale and durability of cooperation are unclear.
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
Kazakhstan has supported Palestinian statehood and the two-state solution, provided humanitarian assistance, and developed bilateral cooperation through agreements. Palestinian and Kazakh officials have also pursued bilateral engagement, including during Mahmoud Abbas’s 2016 visit to Kazakhstan. The relationship appears cooperative, though the scope and continuity of practical cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Mahmoud Abbas visited Kazakhstan, where the two sides pursued bilateral cooperation and signed agreements.
Kazakhstan provided humanitarian assistance for Palestinians.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral agreements are unclear.
- The scale and continuity of Palestinian government cooperation with Kazakhstan are unclear.