The National Interest: Kazakhstan’s accession to the Abraham Accords opens the door for Azerbaijan to take similar steps

Published: 2025-11-07 08:47

"In a monumental step, Kazakhstan joined Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Morocco, Bahrain, and Sudan as the sixth member of the Abraham Accords... As the first non-Arab Muslim-majority country to join the agreement, Kazakhstan sets an important precedent that widens the aperture of the accords beyond the Middle East and could transform the agreement into a true platform for multilateral cooperation. Given rivalries in Central Asia, the move opens the possibility for other countries with existing ties with Israel, such as Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan, to take similar steps," writes The National Interest, a mouthpiece of moderate Republicans.

"New avenues of strategic cooperation will be available with a broader coalition of Central Asian states. The United States could establish a C6+2 framework, building on the C5+1, with the addition of Israel and Azerbaijan, to focus on regional security and cooperation regarding rare earth elements. The combination of the newly brokered peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan and the growing viability of the Middle Corridor, connecting Central Asia to the Mediterranean through the Caucasus, creates opportunities for Washington, Israel, and others to access Central Asia’s vast mineral wealth reserves," The National Interest adds.

By Azerbaijani-Israeli Alliance Global News