(CNN) — The Trump administration is expected to announce on Thursday evening that Kazakhstan will be joining the Abraham Accords, according to multiple US and Israeli officials familiar with the matter, despite the two countries already having longstanding diplomatic relations.

The accords are President Donald Trump’s signature foreign policy accomplishment from his first term, and the White House is looking to expand the circle of countries that fall under the agreement.

The administration believes that Kazakhstan’s addition to the Abraham Accords will be “just the tip of the iceberg,” according to a source familiar with the matter.

The announcement, expected during a meeting between Trump and five Central Asian nations, marks the first country to join the Abraham Accords since 2020

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