US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff speaks at the American Business Forum at the Kaseya Center in Miami on November 6, 2025. Chandan Khanna

Kazakhstan said Thursday it expects to join the Abraham Accords between Israel and mainly Muslim nations, in a largely symbolic move aimed at boosting US President Donald Trump's push for Middle East peace.

The central Asian republic has had diplomatic ties with Israel for decades, unlike the four Arab states that normalized relations with Israel under the original accords signed in Trump's first term.

But with Trump aiming to shore up his fragile Gaza ceasefire deal, Washington is pushing to get as much support as possible behind a wider peace initiative.

The announcement that Kazakhstan will join is expected to come when Trump hosts Kazakh President

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