Kazakhstan Joins Abraham Accords Following Trilateral Phone Call with Netanyahu, Trump
By AMICHAI STEIN, DARCIE GRUNBLATT, CORINNE BAUM, JAMES GENN
“The most important thing [is] it will ‘bring to life’ the issue of the Abraham Accords, ahead of more countries joining,” a source with knowledge of the matter told The Jerusalem Post.
Kazakhstan officially joined the Abraham Accords following a trilateral phone call between US President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Trump confirmed in a Thursday Truth Social post.
Kazakhstan’s signature of the accords will be the “first of many” of Trump’s second term, he affirmed.
“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 wrote.
“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!” he concluded.
“This evening, I’m also delighted to report that Kazakhstan has officially agreed… a tremendous country with a tremendous leader, has officially joined the Abraham Accords – and I just want to thank you, Mr. President, it’s a great honor, a tremendous honor to have you,” Trump said at the meeting between the Trump administration and the Central Asian states, including Kazakhstan, at the White House.
.@POTUS: “This evening, I’m also delighted to report that Kazakhstan has officially agreed… [to join] the Abraham Accords — and I just want to thank you, Mr. President.” pic.twitter.com/gSWkSXFJs8
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) November 7, 2025
“You are the great leader, statesman, sent by Heaven to bring commonsense and traditions that we all share and value back into the United States’ policy, either domestic or foreign, therefore millions of people in so many countries are so grateful to you, and I’m convinced your wise and bold policies need to be strongly supported worldwide,” Tokayev responded.
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to @POTUS: “You are the great leader, statesman, sent by Heaven to bring commonsense and traditions that we all share and value back… Millions of people in so many countries are so grateful to you.” pic.twitter.com/EnMtdJ2nKZ
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) November 7, 2025
“The momentum of the Abraham Accords is alive and well in the second Administration,” Vice President JD Vance commented, also affirming that other countries are likely to join in the coming months.
Also present were officials from Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.
The announcement brings issue of normalization ‘to life,’ source tells ‘Post’
On Thursday, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff had said he would announce the entry of a new nation into the Abraham Accords agreement with Israel.
“The most important thing [is] it will ‘bring to life’ the issue of the Abraham Accords, ahead of more countries joining,” the source told The Jerusalem Post.
Witkoff told a business forum in Florida that he would be returning to Washington for the announcement and declined to say which country it would be.
So far, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Morocco are members of the Abraham Accords. Sudan also joined the accords in 2021, but the deal was never finalized due to internal unrest in the African nation.
Trump administration pushes to expand Abraham Accords
Witkoff had hinted in June that several countries would soon be joining.
“One of the president’s key objectives is that the Abraham Accords be expanded,” Witkoff told CNBC.
In the same interview, Witkoff stressed that he and his team have been coordinating with Secretary of State Marco Rubio to persuade more countries to sign.
“We are hoping for normalization across an array of countries that people never would have contemplated would come in, so we are excited for that prospect; it will also be a stabilizer in the Middle East,” Witkoff said.
History of Israeli-Kazakh relations
Kazakhstan may be the first of several countries to join the Abraham Accords, in light of Witkoff’s earlier statements. Israel and Kazakhstan established diplomatic relations in 1992; the Israeli embassy in Almaty was established later that year.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu first visited the country in 2016.
Jerusalem and Astana last signed an agreement in 2022, which established trilateral development cooperation between Israel and several Central Asian countries.
Kazakhstan Chief Rabbi Yeshaya Cohen said that the Thursday night reports that Astana was joining the Abraham Accords were exciting but not surprising due to the country’s pro-peace policies.
“I have lived here since 1994, and I see that Kazakhstan is a model for peace and tolerance,” said Cohen.
When Trump announced his intentions to expand the accords, the rabbi said that he believed Kazakhstan to be the “right place,” as there was much that the world could learn from the country about peace and tolerance.
“I knew one day this will be,” said the rabbi, because of the government’s adherence to those principles.
Cohen said that Kazakhstan had fostered a welcoming environment for the seven Jewish congregations in the country, which was also home to the resting place of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson, father of Lubavitcher Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson.
The elder Schneerson was exiled to Kazakhstan by the Soviet Union for practicing his faith, and Cohen noted that his legacy was well respected by authorities. The main synagogue in Almaty is a few hundred meters from the grave site.
Trump hopeful Saudi Arabia to join accords, as State Dept. explores Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan signing
Trump has been upbeat about the prospects that regional heavyweight Saudi Arabia will finally join the accords since a ceasefire went into effect in Gaza last month, but Riyadh has shown no willingness to move ahead without at least a pathway to Palestinian statehood.
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is expected to visit the White House on November 18.
Other Central Asian countries such as Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan, both of which have close ties with Israel, have also been seen as potentially joining the Abraham Accords, which is considered a signature foreign policy achievement of Trump’s first term.
