New Country to Join Abraham Accords Normalization Deals with Israel
US President Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, announced Thursday that another nation will officially become part of the normalization agreements with Israel, collectively known as the Abraham Accords.
“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.
Although Witkoff did not specify which country would join, he noted that the formal announcement would take place Thursday evening in Washington, where he was returning for the event.
President Trump is also scheduled to host the leaders of five Central Asian nations — Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Kyrgyzstan — at the White House that same evening. It remains unclear whether the declaration will occur during the dinner, though Trump is expected to be present for any major development.
The Abraham Accords are normalization agreements initiated during Trump's first presidential term, signed between Israel and several Muslim-majority states. At present, Bahrain, Morocco, Sudan, and the United Arab Emirates are part of the accords.
According to Axios, the next country expected to join is Kazakhstan, which has maintained diplomatic relations with Israel since 1992.
Author’s Summary
US envoy Steve Witkoff revealed that a new nation, reportedly Kazakhstan, will soon join the Abraham Accords, expanding Israel’s normalization network under President Trump’s leadership.