Great Success: Another Muslim Majority Country Joins Abraham Accords, Hailed As ‘Major Step Forward’
Kazakhstan became the first nation to join the Abraham Accords during President Donald Trump’s second term on Thursday.
Trump announced Kazakhstan’s entry into the agreement in a post on Truth Social on Thursday evening while hosting leaders from five Central Asian countries at the White House. The president said an official ceremony to mark Kazakhstan’s entry will take place at a later date.
“I just held a great call between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, of Israel, and President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, of Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan is the first Country of my Second Term to join the Abraham Accords, the first of many,” the president wrote.
“This is a major step forward in building bridges across the World. Today, more Nations are lining up to embrace Peace and Prosperity through my Abraham Accords,” he continued. “[T]here 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!”
Kazakhstan’s entry into the accords would make it the first Central Asian country to join. Kazakhstan had earlier established diplomatic ties with Israel in 2020, also making ties with Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, according to The New York Times.
Aside from furthering the Abraham Accords, a top achievement of Trump’s first term, Thursday’s White House meeting also dealt with potential deals on critical minerals as the White House seeks to diversify its sources for the minerals outside of China.
Tokayev said that a deal with the United States is nearing to develop his country’s deposits of tungsten, a critical mineral used in weapons manufacturing. The Kazakhstan president has appeared enthusiastic about U.S. investment in his country, noting that the Trump administration has “more pragmatism from a political point of view” than its predecessor, according to the Times.
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