Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar on Friday hailed his Kazakh counterpart, Yermek Kosherbayev, for Tashkent’s “historic” decision to join the Trump administration-brokered Abraham Accords.
During their call, the two diplomats “discussed ways to expand our economic partnership as part of the Accords, including in the fields of water, agriculture and technology. We agreed to work on renewing direct flights,” Sa’ar said in a statement.
“We also talked about using this historic opportunity to promote interreligious tolerance across our faiths,” he added.
Sa’ar said he hopes to visit Kazakhstan soon and invited Kosherbayev to Israel.
“This is an important step toward greater stability and prosperity in Central Asia and the Middle East. Together we’ll build a better and more peaceful future for our nations!” Sa’ar said.
On Nov. 6, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Kazakhstan was joining the Abraham Accords, the series of agreements between Israel and Arab states that the American leader began brokering nearly five years ago during his first term.
“I just held a great call between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, of Israel, and President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, of Kazakhstan,” Trump stated. “Kazakhstan is the first country of my second term to join the Abraham Accords, the first of many.”
“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,” Trump added. “We will soon announce a signing ceremony to make it official, and 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.”
The United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco have also joined the accords.
