U.S. President Donald Trump has invited Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to visit Miami for the G20 Summit later this year, according to an official statement released by Tokayev’s press secretary, Aibek Smadiyarov.
The invitation was reportedly conveyed in a personal letter following the two leaders’ recent meeting in Washington in February, which took place during the inaugural session of the Board of Peace – a platform described by participants as combining diplomatic dialogue with business initiatives aimed at addressing global security and development challenges.
According to Smadiyarov, Trump expressed appreciation for Tokayev’s participation in the Washington meeting, and said he would be pleased to welcome him again at the next session of the Board of Peace. Trump also indicated that he hopes Tokayev will attend the G20 Summit scheduled to be held in Miami later this year.
The proposed visit reflects continued communication between the United States and Kazakhstan on multilateral initiatives. Tokayev has previously voiced support for the Board of Peace initiative, commenting that it could mobilize investment and diplomatic cooperation to address instability in parts of the Middle East.
Kazakh officials have framed participation in such formats as consistent with the country’s long-standing multi-vector foreign policy, which seeks to balance the country’s relations with major global powers while promoting regional stability and economic development.
Kazakhstan has been seeking to expand economic ties with Western partners while maintaining its role as a key regional transit hub linking Europe and Asia.
No official confirmation has yet been issued by the White House regarding the timing or format of the G20 Summit in Miami.
Tokayev’s relationship with Trump has so far appeared practical rather than ideological. In 2020, Trump sent Tokayev a letter praising his reform agenda and expressing support for a stronger U.S.-Kazakhstan strategic partnership. Contacts intensified after Trump’s return to office: Tokayev visited Washington in November 2025, later held an extended phone call with Trump in December, and in January 2026 signed the charter of the Board of Peace.
Kazakhstan has presented these relations as part of a broader push to turn political access into economic results. During the Washington visit, Tokayev’s press service said companies from the two countries signed deals worth more than $17 billion, while Tokayev also highlighted sectors such as energy, critical minerals, transport, finance, education, and AI as areas for potential deeper cooperation.
This approach fits Kazakhstan’s long-standing multi-vector foreign policy, a principle Tokayev has described as constructive, balanced, and designed to defend national interests while bringing practical benefits to the country.
Kazakhstan tries to keep productive relations with all major centers of power, rather than tying itself too closely to any one of them. For Kazakhstan, that means preserving room for maneuver with neighbors such as Russia and China while also deepening ties with the United States, Europe, Turkey, the Gulf states, and other partners that can provide investment, technology, and market access.
Kazakhstan places emphasis on transit routes, diplomacy, and middle-power initiatives. The policy is meant to protect sovereignty, reduce overdependence, and keep the country open to several economic and political directions at once.
Neighboring Uzbekistan is not a G20 member, but it has also sought to engage with the group’s agenda through invited formats and related diplomacy. Under India’s G20 presidency in 2023, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev took part in the ‘Voice of Global South’ summit, where he backed India’s chairmanship and called for more attention to trade access, food and energy security, logistics, and investment for developing countries.
He also used that platform to promote a railway through Afghanistan, with access to the Indian Ocean, presenting it as a way to improve connectivity between Central and South Asia. Uzbek officials have likewise tied the country’s climate and development priorities to wider G20 debates. At COP28 in Dubai, Mirziyoyev said issues such as a fair low-carbon transition should remain on the agenda of major forums including the G7 and G20.
