World leaders sent congratulations to Kazakhstan’s president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, on Republic Day. President of Romania Nicușor Dan was among those who sent a message, alongside counterparts from Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas, as well as officials of international organisations. The outlet said further messages were still arriving.
Russian President Vladimir Putin highlighted Kazakhstan’s economic and social achievements and its role in international affairs. He wrote that relations were developing in a strategic partnership and alliance and that he was confident mutually beneficial ties would continue to be strengthened for both peoples and for security and stability in the Eurasian region.
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Kazakhstan was carrying out large-scale political reforms, maintaining social stability, sustaining economic growth, improving living standards and strengthening its regional and international standing. He said he attached particular importance to Kazakh-Chinese relations and was ready to deepen cooperation for both peoples.
Earlier, U.S. President Donald Trump thanked Tokayev for the Enhanced Strategic Partnership and said he looked forward to continuing the relationship built during both of his presidencies.
Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said the strategic partnership and alliance with Kazakhstan, based on good-neighborliness and friendship, had grown stronger through the leaders’ joint efforts. Kyrgyzstan’s President Sadyr Japarov said the Declaration of State Sovereignty of 25 October 1990 opened the way to an independent Kazakhstan. Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon praised friendship and cooperation rooted in mutual respect and trust, and Turkmenistan’s President Serdar Berdimuhamedov pointed to progress in statehood, public well-being and international standing.
Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan expressed confidence that the enhanced strategic partnership would continue. He cited the sixth meeting of the High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council in Astana on 14 May 2026 and the informal summit of the Organization of Turkic States in Turkistan. Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev said regular visits and high-level dialogue were accelerating bilateral relations and valued Tokayev’s recent visit to Azerbaijan for the seventh CICA Summit.
French President Emmanuel Macron sent warm congratulations and, as the 35th anniversary of diplomatic relations approaches, said the countries had strengthened cooperation and drawn closer on international issues since Kazakhstan’s independence. Britain’s King Charles III conveyed wishes to Tokayev and the people of Kazakhstan and reaffirmed a commitment to expanding mutually beneficial cooperation. South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung noted that, after Tokayev’s state visit to Seoul in September this year, the two countries established a future-oriented comprehensive strategic partnership.
Other messages came from the presidents of Germany, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Belarus, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Lithuania, Malta, Bulgaria, Ethiopia, Iran, Pakistan, Palestine, Indonesia, Myanmar, Singapore, Vietnam, Laos and Nicaragua’s co-presidents, as well as Armenia’s prime minister, Gulf monarchs and senior UAE figures, the kings of Belgium, Spain, Sweden, Bahrain and Thailand, Monaco’s Prince Albert II, Japan’s Emperor Naruhito, Pope Leo XIV, Serbia’s acting president, Pakistan’s prime minister, and the heads of the United Nations, the European Council, UNESCO and the CIS.
Tokayev had earlier greeted Kazakhstanis on Republic Day, citing achievements since independence and setting out development priorities. He attended a ceremony raising the national flag in the square in front of the Akorda Residence.