New Country to Join Abraham Accords Normalization Deals with Israel
A new nation is set to formally join the normalization agreements with Israel, collectively known as the Abraham Accords, according to an announcement by US President Donald Trump’s special envoy on Thursday, Anadolu reported.
US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff made the statement during the FII Priority Summit in Miami Beach, Florida, on February 20, 2025.
“I’m flying back to Washington tonight because we’re going to announce tonight, another country coming into the Abraham Accords,”
said Witkoff while speaking at a business forum in Miami.
Although Witkoff did not reveal which country would join, he noted the official announcement would take place later that evening in Washington.
President Trump is expected to host the leaders of five Central Asian nations — Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Kyrgyzstan — at the White House on Thursday evening. It remains uncertain whether the new accord will be unveiled during that meeting, though the president is expected to attend any significant announcement.
The Abraham Accords were originally signed during Trump’s first term, establishing diplomatic normalization between Israel and several Muslim-majority nations.
Author’s Summary
A new, undisclosed country is expected to join the Abraham Accords with Israel, marking another expansion of the Trump administration’s Middle East normalization efforts.