Main tendencies and perspectives of the bilateral relations of RK with EU countries

Abstract

For the Republic of Kazakhstan as the young, developing state, maintenance of bilateral mutually beneficial relations with other states is one of foreign policy priorities. A specific place is held by mutually beneficial cooperation not only with the European Union as special supranational organization, but also with the countries of the EU. The article considers the main directions of the bilateral relations with a number of the European Union countries, allowing to define not only current situation, but also to designate the bases for their further development.