United States President Donald Trump has said that Kazakhstan is joining the Abraham Accords, strengthening already established diplomatic relations between Israel and the Central Asian republic.
"Kazakhstan is the first country of my second term to join the Abraham Accords, the first of many," Trump posted on his Truth Social platform. In 2020, Trump brokered the Abraham Accords—a series of agreements to normalise relations between Israel and Muslim-majority nations. The move is seen as symbolic since both countries have already established diplomatic relations.
Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is currently in Washington for talks with Trump.
The announcement was made just before an important meeting between US President Donald Trump and the leaders of Central Asian nations. In an official statement released by the Kazakhstan government, the authorities described the move to the accords as “a natural and logical continuation” of the country’s longstanding diplomatic engagement with Israel.
The decision came at a time when Donald Trump’s special envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, indicated that another nation would join the normalisation agreements but did not disclose its identity at the time.
The Abraham Accords, originally established during Trump’s presidency, facilitated the normalisation of relations between Israel and several Arab nations, including the UAE, Bahrain, and Morocco.
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