Kazakhstan and Serbia are considering expanded cooperation in trade, investment and several technology-related sectors, including the nuclear industry, space technologies and artificial intelligence, following talks held during Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister Alibek Kuantyrov's working visit to Belgrade.
Kuantyrov visited Serbia, where he held meetings with senior government officials to discuss the development of bilateral political, trade and economic relations. During the visit, the Kazakh deputy foreign minister met Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Ivica Dacic, State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Damjan Jovic, Minister of Internal and Foreign Trade Jagoda Lazarevic and Minister for International Economic Cooperation Nenad Popovic.
The discussions covered the current state of relations between Kazakhstan and Serbia and potential areas for further cooperation. The two sides also reviewed progress on agreements reached during high-level visits between Kazakhstan and Serbia over the past two years.
These included agreements resulting from the official visit of Kazakhstan's head of state to Serbia in 2024 and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic's visit to Astana in February 2026. The talks focused on the implementation of previously agreed initiatives and opportunities to expand cooperation in sectors identified by both countries as priorities.
Among the areas considered were the nuclear industry and agriculture. The parties also identified education, space and digital technologies, and artificial intelligence as potential areas for developing bilateral projects and partnerships. Specific projects, investment amounts or implementation timelines in these sectors were not detailed in the information provided.
Business ties formed another part of Kuantyrov's working visit. Meetings were held with representatives of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Kazakh-Serbian Business Council. Discussions focused on opportunities to expand direct contacts between companies from the two countries and promote joint commercial and investment projects.
The business meetings complemented the discussions with Serbian government officials on increasing bilateral trade and economic cooperation. Kazakhstan and Serbia have been developing their bilateral relationship through political dialogue, high-level visits and contacts between government agencies and businesses. The latest discussions in Belgrade focused on translating agreements reached during previous presidential visits into cooperation across individual sectors.
Following the talks, the Kazakh and Serbian sides confirmed their intention to continue developing bilateral relations, with particular attention to trade and economic cooperation and potential projects in the nuclear industry, agriculture, education, space, digital technologies and artificial intelligence.
