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Blue Peace Central Asia

02.04.2025 — Press releases Kazakhstan
Blue Peace Central Asia Strengthens Cooperation in Water Resources Management

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25.03.2024 — Local news Kazakhstan

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Swiss Ambassador met with Vice-Minister of foreign affairs of Kazakhstan

24.03.2023 — Local news Kazakhstan
On March 24, 2023, Ambassador David Grichting had a substantive meeting Mr. Roman Vassilenko, Vice-minister of foreign affairs of Kazakhstan.

International ArtCello Festival 2023 in Almaty

16.02.2023 — Local news Kazakhstan
On February 16, 2023, ArtCello Festival 2023 took place in Almaty by support of the Swiss Embassy to Kazakhstan and with participation of Almaty State Academic Symphony Orchestra as well as the internationally renowned cellists Denis Severin from Switzerland, Razvan Suma from Romania, Atanas Krastev from Bulgaria, and Salauat Karibayev from Kazakhstan.

Ratification of agreement on abolishing visa for holders of service passports

10.01.2023 — Local news Kazakhstan
On January 10, Swiss Ambassador David Grichting and Kazakh Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Roman Vassilenko exchanged notes in order to complete the ratification procedure of the agreements signed on September 6, 2021, in Bern by the Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis and Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mukhtar Tileuberdi.

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

24.11.2022 — Local news Kazakhstan

JOINT STATEMENT on the occasion of the ‘16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence’ global campaign

Theme 2022: "UNITE! ACTIVISM TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN & GIRLS"

Official launch of the Swiss Development Cooperation regional project with Un Migration, to strengthen safe labour migration in Central Asia

11.10.2022 — Local news Kazakhstan
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and its partner IOM – the International Organisation for Migration – have gathered the main governmental stakeholders from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan in Astana to learn more and discuss about this new 4-year initiative.

Swiss Ambassador discussed cooperation with NASEC chairman

03.10.2022 — Local news Kazakhstan
On October 3, 2022, the Swiss Ambassador David Grichting met with Mr. Darkhan Balpanaov, Chairman of the National Agrarian Research and Education Centre (NASEC).

Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships 2023-2024

22.09.2022 — Local news Kazakhstan

Border conflict between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan

21.09.2022 — Local news Kazakhstan

Swiss artists’ exhibition in Kazakhstan

10.08.2022 — Local news Kazakhstan
In the framework of the 30th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between Switzerland and Kazakhstan the Platforma Projectroom and the Embassy of Switzerland to Kazakhstan organized an exhibition of two Swiss artists.

Humanitarian Aid organized on Nelson Mandela Day

28.07.2022 — Local news Kazakhstan
On July 2022, the Embassy of Switzerland participated in the collection of goods for the "Korgau Astana Chance Foundation Centre", organized by the South African Embassy to Kazakhstan on Nelson Mandela Day.

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Blue Peace Central Asia

02.04.2025 — Press releases Kazakhstan
Blue Peace Central Asia Strengthens Cooperation in Water Resources Management

An important partner in water diplomacy: Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter in political talks in Kazakhstan

19.06.2017 — Press releases EDA
Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter has met with Kazakhstan's foreign minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov and Speaker of the Senate Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana. Apart from certain bilateral issues and economic cooperation, the talks also focused on security aspects and on water diplomacy, an area in which Switzerland and Kazakhstan are now closely collaborating. With the Blue Peace Central Asia initiative, Switzerland supports Kazakhstan and other central Asian states in the dialogue to build structures for transboundary water management in Central Asia. Kazakhstan is a member of the high-level panel launched by Switzerland to develop the global architecture to prevent water-related conflicts.

Swiss flower power at Expo 2017 Astana

Visitors waiting at the entrance of the Swiss pavilion in Astana.

06.06.2017 — Press releases EDA
On 10 June, the Swiss pavilion will open its doors at Expo 2017 Astana. The first world exhibition to be held in Central Asia is dedicated to the theme of ‘Future Energy’. The Swiss pavilion, organised by Presence Switzerland, showcases Switzerland as an innovative country with an interactive and surprising exhibition on the issues of energy efficiency, renewable energies and global water management.

Central Asia plays an important role as a bridge between Asia and Europe, says OSCE Chairperson-in-Office at the end of a visit to the region

22.11.2014 — Press releases EDA
"Central Asia plays an important role as a bridge between Asia and Europe", said Didier Burkhalter, the Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, at the end of a four-day visit from Wednesday to Saturday that took him to Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.

The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office to visit Central Asia

19.11.2014 — Press releases EDA
The Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Didier Burkhalter, will visit five countries in Central Asia, a region where the OSCE has a strong presence, from Wednesday to Saturday. Mr Burkhalter will visit Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, where he will have discussions on the three dimensions of the OSCE's work: the politico-military dimension, the economic and environmental dimension, and the human dimension.