Trump: Kazakhstan Agrees To Join Abraham's Agreement

JAKARTA - US President Donald Trump said Kazakhstan agreed to formally enter a series of normalized agreements on the Abrahamic Agreement (Abraham Accords) that had been mediated between Israel and Muslim-majority countries.

"Kazakhstan is the first country in my second term to join the Abrahamic Agreement, the first of many other deals. This is a big step forward in building bridges around the world," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

"Today, more countries are marching to realize peace and prosperity through my Abrahamic Agreement," he said.

"We will soon announce the signing ceremony to formalize it, and many more countries are trying to join this country's group. Many more will come to unite countries for stability and growth -- real progress, real results," he added.

Trump hosted Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and leaders of four other Central Asian countries at the White House for a banquet on Thursday evening.

The Abrahamic agreement is a normalization agreement signed between Israel and several Muslim-majority countries during Trump's first term of office.

Before Kazakhstan joined, four countries had signed it: Bahrain, Morocco, Sudan, and the United Arab Emirates.

It is unclear what has changed with Kazakhstan joining the Abrahamic Agreement because unlike other countries, Kazakhstan has long been in diplomatic relations with Israel and recognized the country in 1992, shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Asked about the fact that Kazakhstan had recognized Israel for 33 years, US Vice President JD Vance said joining Kazakhstan "provided great momentum to the Abrahamic Agreement."

"What the president has actually done indicates that the momentum of the Abrahamic Agreement is still alive and well in the second government," he told reporters on Thursday evening.

Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Marco Rubiome stated, through a decision to join the agreement, Kazakhstan has approved a " partnership that brings special and unique economic development to various issues they can work on" with Israel to develop.

Trump has long sought Saudi Arabia, and recently Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, joined the agreement. Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman are scheduled to visit the White House this month.

It remains unclear whether Trump will seek to announce their participation in the pact during the visit.

When asked by a reporter if he would discuss the Abrahamic Agreement when meeting al-Sharaa on Monday, Trump refused, saying: "Okay, we'll meet, and I think he's doing a really good job."

"It's a difficult area, and he's a tough guy, but I'm on good terms with him. And a lot of progress has been made with Syria. It's been difficult, but a lot of progress has been made," he said.