With reference to the upcoming public holidays in the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Astana and its Consular department will not work on 30.08.2024 (Friday), 06.09.2024 (Friday) and 23.09.2024 (Monday).

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is in the process of implementing a large-scale project, coordinated in advance with all responsible institutions in Bulgaria and the EU, including the implementation and launch of a new version of the National Visa Information System (NVIS).

The ambassadors of the NATO member states in the Republic of Kazakhstan took part in a solemn concert dedicated to the 25th/20th anniversary of the membership of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Hungary in NATO. The concert performed by the talented young Lithuanian pianist Monika Dars took place on 22nd of May 2024 in the chamber hall of the Astana Opera and was followed by a reception for the guests of the event. Video content from both events was posted on the social media pages of NATO member states' embassies in Astana.

With reference to the upcoming public holidays in the Republic of Bulgaria, the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Astana and its Consular department will not work on 01.05.2024 (Wednesday), 03.05.2024 (Friday), 06.05.2024 (Monday), 07.05.2024 (Tuesday) and 24.05.2024 (Friday).

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to Kazakhstan Boyan Hadjiev and the EU Ambassador to Kazakhstan Kestutis Jankauskas took part in the days of European cinema in Kazakhstan. On 31.10.2023, the Bulgarian film "The naked truth about band Zhiguli" was shown in the hall of Astana International University. The screening aroused strong interest from the students and the youth audience in the city and was visited by diplomats and diplomatic mission officials.

On June 5, 2022 the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of Kazakhstan celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. To commemorate this significant date for the bilateral relations between the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of Kazakhstan, on June 3, 2022 the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria in the Republic of Kazakhstan Boyan Hadjiev and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Roman Vasilenko exchanged congratulatory messages on behalf of the Heads of State, as well as on behalf of the ministers of foreign affairs of the two countries.