Diplomacy Kazakhstan's economic policy direction for 2024
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo The following article was contributed by Lim Sung-nam, Global Advisor, Bae, Kim & Lee; Former Vice Foreign Minister, of South Korea, to Diplomacy Journal through the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Seoul. --Ed. What is the general perception of Kazakhstan among Koreans? Many might think of it as a "landlocked country in Central Asia" or "a country where many Koreans live." The fact that only about 40,000 South Koreans visited Kazakhstan in 2024 suggests that the country remains relatively unfamiliar to most Koreans. However, the cooperative relationship between Ko