New Country to Join Abraham Accords: US Envoy
The United States is expected to announce on November 6 that another nation will join the Abraham Accords, an initiative that promotes the normalization of relations between various countries and Israel. President Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, shared the news during his remarks at the America Business Forum in Miami.
"I'm flying back to Washington tonight because we're going to announce, tonight, another country coming into the Abraham Accords,"
When asked which country was joining, Witkoff told interviewer Bret Baier of Fox News:
"I don't know if it's out yet."
According to Axios, the new participant is likely Kazakhstan, a central Asian republic that has maintained diplomatic relations with Israel for many years but now plans to formally join the accords to help "reinvigorate" them. Kazakhstan’s president is among five regional leaders meeting President Trump at the White House in early November.
During Trump’s first presidential term, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Morocco normalized ties with Israel in 2020 under the Abraham Accords. Saudi Arabia had also engaged in talks with Washington to establish formal ties with Israel, a step considered historic due to the kingdom’s role as the guardian of Islam’s two holiest sites. However, those talks were halted after the Gaza conflict erupted following Hamas’s attack in October 2023. Saudi Arabia has repeatedly stated that normalization cannot proceed without tangible progress toward creating an independent Palestinian state, a goal opposed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Author’s Summary
President Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff signaled that Kazakhstan will soon join the Abraham Accords, expanding the list of nations normalizing relations with Israel.
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