New Country to Join Abraham Accords with Israel
US President Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, announced that another nation will formally become part of the Abraham Accords — the normalization agreements between Israel and several Muslim-majority countries.
"I'm flying back to Washington tonight because we're going to announce tonight, another country coming into the Abraham Accords," said Steve Witkoff during a business forum in Miami, Florida.
Witkoff did not specify which country would be joining but mentioned that the announcement would take place Thursday evening at an event in Washington, which he was returning to attend.
That same evening, President Trump is expected to host leaders from five Central Asian countries — Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Kyrgyzstan — at the White House. It remains uncertain whether the new country's announcement will occur during this meeting, though the President is expected to be present for any significant declaration.
The Abraham Accords were originally signed during Trump’s first term, with Bahrain, Morocco, Sudan, and the United Arab Emirates already participating. According to Axios, the next country to join could be Kazakhstan, which has maintained diplomatic ties with Israel since 1992.
Author’s Summary
A new nation is set to enter the Abraham Accords, expanding President Trump’s Middle East peace agreements, with Kazakhstan emerging as the probable candidate.