[1] In September 1993, French President François Mitterrand paid an official visit to Kazakhstan.

[3] In 2010, the two countries created a Franco-Kazakh Presidential Commission, which takes the form of an annual meeting between the two Heads of State.

[1] Presidential visits from France to Kazakhstan[2][5] Presidential visits from Kazakhstan to France Since 1992, both nations have signed several bilateral agreements such as a Treaty of Friendship, Understanding and Cooperation (1992); Agreement on Cultural Cooperation (1993) and an Agreement on direct air and train service for French military personnel and equipment traveling to and from Afghanistan and for the use of Shymkent airbase (2009).

France is Kazakhstan's third largest investor, and has invested nearly US$10 billion in the Kazakh economy.

[1] French multinational companies such as Alstom, Engie, Peugeot, Renault, Saint-Gobain, Total S.A. and Vicat, among others, operate in Kazakhstan.