New Country to Join Abraham Accords with Israel
US President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, announced Thursday that another country will be joining the Abraham Accords, the series of normalization agreements between Israel and various nations.
“I'm flying back to Washington tonight because we're going to announce tonight, another country coming into the Abraham Accords,”
said Witkoff during a business forum in Miami, Florida.
Witkoff did not disclose which country would be added but confirmed the official announcement would take place Thursday evening in Washington. The US President is expected to attend the event.
On the same day, President Trump is hosting the leaders of five Central Asian countries — Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Kyrgyzstan — at the White House. While it is unclear if the new announcement will be made during that meeting, it is widely expected that the President will participate in any major reveal.
The Abraham Accords were first signed during Trump's initial term, fostering diplomatic normalization between Israel and several Muslim-majority countries. So far, Bahrain, Morocco, Sudan, and the United Arab Emirates have joined these peace agreements.
According to a report by Axios, the next country expected to join the accords is Kazakhstan, which has maintained diplomatic relations with Israel since 1992.
Author's Summary
President Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff announced that another nation, likely Kazakhstan, will join the Abraham Accords, expanding Israel’s network of normalized relations.