"Earlier in the day, US envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff had announced that another country would join the normalisation deals without identifying it. Abraham Accords are big. I'm flying back to Washington tonight because we're going to announce, tonight, another country coming into the Abraham Accords, Witkoff said. It is not clear how joining the accords will affect the already established Kazakh-Israeli ties. The countries established diplomatic relations in 1992, shortly after Kazakhstan gained independence from the Soviet Union."
"Our anticipated accession to the Abraham Accords represents a natural and logical continuation of Kazakhstan's foreign policy course grounded in dialogue, mutual respect, and regional stability, Kazakhstan's government said in a statement, according to the AFP news agency. Earlier in the day, US envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff had announced that another country would join the normalisation deals without identifying it."
Kazakhstan will join the Abraham Accords, formalising links with Israel and Arab countries. Diplomatic relations with Israel began in 1992 and include bilateral agreements and a 2016 visit by Benjamin Netanyahu. The Kazakh government called accession a natural continuation of its foreign policy grounded in dialogue, mutual respect, and regional stability. US envoy Steve Witkoff signalled another country would join the accords. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev visited Washington and the two countries signed a cooperation deal on critical minerals. The announcement coincides with US peacemaking efforts amid violence in Gaza and rising tensions with Lebanon.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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