On the ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of Turkmenistan on Cooperation in Combating Crime

The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated November 27, 2025 No. 234-VIII SAM.

To ratify the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of Turkmenistan on cooperation in combating crime, signed in Ashgabat on October 10, 2024.

President of the Republic of Kazakhstan

K. TOKAEV

Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of Turkmenistan on cooperation in combating Crime

     The Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of Turkmenistan, hereinafter referred to as the Parties,

     Guided by the principles of mutual respect for the sovereignty, equality and independence of their States,

     Attaching great importance to the development of cooperation in the field of ensuring reliable protection of the rights and freedoms of citizens of both States,

     Desiring to develop mutual cooperation in the fight against crime,

     have agreed on the following:

Article 1

     1. The Parties, in accordance with the national laws of their States, as well as international treaties to which the States of the Parties are parties at the same time, shall cooperate in combating the following types of crimes:

     1) Organized crime;

     2) terrorist and extremist crimes, financing of terrorist and extremist activities;

     3) financing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction;

     4) crimes against the person, public health and morals;

     5) crimes prepared or committed with the use of weapons, ammunition, explosives, poisonous, nuclear, biological and radioactive substances;

     6) illegal trafficking of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors;

     7) crimes related to illegal migration and trafficking in human beings, human organs, as well as labor and sexual exploitation;

     8) falsification of currency, means of payment, checks and valuables, distribution of counterfeit currency, means of payment, checks and valuables;

     9) illegal trade in cultural property of historical value;

     10) crimes against property;

     11) corruption crimes;

     12) economic crimes;

     13) legalization of proceeds from crime;

     14) crimes in the field of information technology, as well as against information security.

     2. By mutual agreement, the Parties shall also cooperate in the fight against any other crimes, the prevention, detection and investigation of which require the cooperation of the competent authorities of their States.

     3. The competent authorities of the States of the Parties, in accordance with the national laws of their States, shall carry out all necessary measures to detect, detain, arrest or provide information about persons to be searched when these persons are located outside the territory of the State of the Party whose competent authority initiated the search, but within the territory of the State of the other Party.

Article 2

     The competent authorities of the States of the Parties, in accordance with the national laws of their states, shall cooperate in the following forms::

     1) execution of requests;

     2) exchange of operational-investigative, operational-reference, forensic and archival information;

     3) exchange of experience in the field of crime prevention and control;

     4) exchange of specialists to obtain mutual information in various fields of combating organized crime and on forensic technology, as well as the results of scientific research in the field of criminology and criminology;

     5) exchange of regulatory legal acts in the field of prevention and combating organized crime;

     6) providing mutual assistance in the training, specialization and improvement of technical and professional skills of specialists.

Article 3

     Each Party shall determine the list of competent authorities responsible for the implementation of this Agreement and inform the other Party thereof when notifying them of the implementation of the internal procedures necessary for the entry into force of this Agreement.

     The competent authorities of the States of the Parties shall interact with each other directly on the issues provided for in this Agreement.

     The Parties shall notify each other of changes in the list of competent authorities through diplomatic channels as soon as possible.

Article 4

     1. Information and a request for the implementation of actions provided for in this Agreement shall be sent in writing to the competent authorities of the States of the Parties. The request must contain:

     1) the name of the requested institution;

     2) a reasoned wording defining the basis, as well as the requesting and requested service or body;

     3) a description of the case in connection with which assistance is requested;

     4) the content of the request and the information necessary for its execution;

     5) a certified copy of the decision or other act with the text of the provision of the law on the basis of which the decision or act was made.

     In cases where urgent execution of requests necessary for the suppression, prevention or disclosure of crimes is required, the competent authorities of the States of the Parties may first apply orally for the execution of this Agreement, followed by immediate confirmation of the request in writing through agreed channels.

     2. The request, supporting documents and subsequent communications must be drawn up in the official languages of the States of the Parties, accompanied by a translation into the language of the requested Party or into Russian and sent through agreed channels, unless the competent authorities of the States of the Parties agree otherwise.

     3. The requesting Party may request additional information directly if it considers the information received on the previous request insufficient. The competent authorities of the States of the Parties will execute such requests immediately.

     4. Within the framework of this Agreement, information constituting a state secret (state secrets) is not exchanged in accordance with the national laws of the States of the Parties.

     5. The requested Party has the right to refuse to fulfill the request in whole or in part if the fulfillment of such a request endangers sovereignty, security, public order, norms of organization and activities of state power or other important interests of its State, or if the fulfillment of such a request contradicts the national legislation of its State or its obligations resulting from international treaties.

     6. The requested Party shall immediately notify the requesting Party of the reasons for the refusal to fulfill the request or its partial fulfillment.

Article 5

     The Parties shall independently bear the costs incurred in the course of their implementation of this Agreement, within the limits of the funds provided for in accordance with the national laws of their States, unless a different procedure is agreed in each specific case.

Article 6

     This Agreement does not affect the rights and obligations of the States of the Parties arising from other international treaties to which they are parties, and does not prevent the development and development of other mutually acceptable forms of cooperation.

Article 7

     1. The Parties shall take all measures to ensure the safety and non-proliferation of the information received, recognized by either Party as information for restricted access in accordance with the national legislation of its State.

     2. The Parties are not entitled to use the information received for purposes not specified in the request, as well as to transfer to a third party information and documentation obtained in accordance with this Agreement, without the prior written consent of the competent authorities of the State of the Party that provided the information.

Article 8

     In case of disputes arising in the interpretation or application of the provisions of this Agreement, the Parties shall resolve them through mutual consultations and (or) negotiations.

Article 9

     This Agreement may be amended and supplemented by mutual agreement of the Parties, which are its integral parts and are formalized by separate protocols that enter into force in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 10 of this Agreement.

Article 10

     This Agreement shall enter into force on the date of receipt, through diplomatic channels, of the last written notification that the Parties have completed the internal procedures necessary for its entry into force.

     This Agreement is concluded for an indefinite period and remains in force until the expiration of six months from the date of receipt through diplomatic channels by one of the Parties of a written notification by the other Party of its intention to terminate it.

     Done in Ashgabat on October 10, 2024, in two original copies, each in the Kazakh, Turkmen and Russian languages, all texts being equally authentic. In case of disagreement in the interpretation of the provisions of this Agreement, the Parties shall refer to the text in Russian.

           For the Government For the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan Turkmenistan

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