Kazakhstan Joins Abraham Accords, Trump Announces

President Trump announced Thursday that Kazakhstan is joining the Abraham Accords, representing the first nation to sign on during his second term. The agreement, a key foreign policy achievement of his first term, normalized relations between israel and several Gulf region countries in 2020. Trump expressed optimism that additional countries will follow suit and join the accords.

Kazakhstan Signals Support for Abraham Accords

“Today, more Nations are lining up to embrace Peace and Prosperity through my Abraham Accords,” she said. “we will soon announce a Signing Ceremony to make it official, and there are many more Countries trying to join this club of strength.So much more to come in uniting Countries for Stability and Growth – Real progress, real results. Blessed are the peacemakers!”

The move by Kazakhstan is mostly symbolic because, although the country is about two-thirds Muslim, the former Soviet republic has had normal diplomatic relations with Israel since 1992, almost promptly upon the Soviet Union’s breakup and its independence.

Rubio Meets with Kazakhstan President

Secretary of state Marco Rubio met with Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev for a working breakfast on Thursday.