On October 26th, 2010 during the official visit of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev to the Kingdom of Belgium was signed the Memorandum of Understanding between the Agency of statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Statistical Office of the European Commission (Eurostat) on statistical co-operation.

The Memorandum directed on the further development of partner relations between the Statistics Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Eurostat. In addition, within the framework of the Memorandum there will be information support for the priority areas of interaction of the Republic of Kazakhstan and European Union. 

During the negotiations the parties agreed to organize joint meetings and seminars to exchange experiences and increase the comparability of statistics produced. 

In accordance with the Strategic Plan of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on statistics for 2010-2014 realization of international experience is defined as a strategic part of the Agency. In this context, the Memorandum is an impetus for increased cooperation between the Statistics Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the subjects of the statistical system of the united Europe.