Analysis of the current situation
The modern system of international relations is undergoing a complex transformation, the main signs of which are:
crisis of confidence and increased conflict, including due to the decreasing functionality of multilateral institutions of security and dialog, low effectiveness of preventive diplomacy and conflict resolution mechanisms;
erosion of the fundamental principles of international law, collision of two major trends on the world scale - globalism and nationalism, which creates serious risks for medium and small states;
aggravation of traditional challenges and threats to security, such as terrorism, extremism, arms race, including missile, nuclear and space, climate change and a number of others;
emergence of new factors of influence on geopolitics and geo-economics, including those related to the development of information and communication technologies and the phenomena of hybrid and cyber warfare;
erosion of the modern model of globalization and international trade system, increasing gap in economic and technological development between countries and regions, vulnerability of the global financial system, toughening of trade and currency wars, sanctions confrontation.
Against this background, the world community realizes the need to form a more sustainable system of international relations, which is supported by the following factors:
The growing interdependence of countries and regions;
accumulated experience in solving global and regional problems and searching for joint responses to the challenges of our time;
absence of a pronounced ideological confrontation between the leading states and military-political blocs;
realization of the market economy's non-alternativeness.
These factors have a serious impact on conceptual and practical approaches in the field of Kazakhstan's foreign policy.
Main principles of foreign policy
The Republic of Kazakhstan realizes its foreign policy on the basis of the following basic principles:
1) continuity of the foreign policy course of the First President - Yelbasy N.A.Nazarbayev at the new stage of the country's development;
2) assistance in building a stable, just and democratic world order; equal integration into the world political, economic and humanitarian space; effective protection of the rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of Kazakhstanis and compatriots living abroad;
3) promotion of external openness of the state, creation of favorable external conditions for improving the welfare of Kazakhstanis, development of political, economic and spiritual potential of the country;
4) multi-vectorism, pragmatism and proactivity, meaning the development of friendly, equal and mutually beneficial relations with all states, interstate associations and international organizations of practical interest to Kazakhstan;
5) multilateralism, aimed at forming a collective vision and effective approaches of the international community to solving a wide range of global and regional problems on the basis of multilateral consultations and agreements;
6) the inseparable link between security and development at the national, regional and global levels, which implies the development of integrated approaches of the international community to respond to challenges and threats to security of a transboundary nature, conflict resolution, peace building in post-conflict countries.
Goals and objectives of foreign policy
Kazakhstan's foreign policy strategy is aimed at achieving the following strategic goals:
1) strengthening of independence, state sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country, preservation of independence of the foreign policy course;
2) consolidation of leading positions and promotion of Kazakhstan's long-term interests in the Central Asian region;
3) positioning Kazakhstan as an active and responsible participant in the international community, making a significant contribution to international and regional stability and security;
4) maintenance of friendly, predictable and mutually beneficial relations with foreign states both in bilateral and multilateral formats, development of complex interaction with interstate associations and international organizations;
5) full utilization of the potential of foreign policy in order to improve the competitiveness of the national economy, the level and quality of life of Kazakhstanis;
6) assistance in foreign policy methods to preserve and strengthen the unity of the multinational people of Kazakhstan;
7) putting the practical interests of the citizens of Kazakhstan and national business at the center of the foreign policy of the state.
Achievement of the goals determines the setting and realization of the following tasks:
1) increasing efforts to form a politically stable, economically sustainable and safe space around Kazakhstan;
2) continuation of the course on strengthening international peace and cooperation, increasing the efficiency of global and regional security systems and interaction;
3) development and implementation of new approaches to key issues of foreign policy at the bilateral and multilateral level, taking into account the promotion and protection of long-term strategic interests of the state;
4) ensuring a new level of “economization” of foreign policy, further strengthening of Kazakhstan's position in the system of world economic relations;
5) activation of “humanitarian diplomacy”, popularization of positive image of the country in the world community;
6) establishing an effective system of communications with the general public of Kazakhstan on foreign policy issues;
7) improvement of work to ensure protection of personal and family rights of citizens, legal interests of individuals and legal entities of the Republic of Kazakhstan abroad.
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