Kazakhstan to join Abraham accords, says Trump | Why the move is largely symbolic | Israel

President Donald Trump announced that Kazakhstan will become the first country of his second term to join the Abraham Accords, marking a symbolic but significant diplomatic step forward. The move was revealed after Trump’s joint call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, with both US and Kazakh officials framing the decision as a “natural and logical” continuation of Kazakhstan’s dialogue-focused foreign policy. While Kazakhstan established full relations with Israel in 1992, its accession is viewed by the US as a chance to revive momentum behind the Accords and encourage more Muslim-majority nations to join, broadening cooperation in trade, defense, and technology across Asia and the Middle East.