Kazakhstan will join the Abraham Accords, U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Thursday.

“I just held a great call between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, of Israel, and President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, of Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan is the first Country of my Second Term to join the Abraham Accords, the first of many,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.

The move is mostly symbolic, as Kazakhstan has had full diplomatic relations with Israel since 1992, beginning shortly after the Muslim-majority nation left the Soviet Union. Israel’s embassy is in the Kazakh capital Astana, while Kazakhstan’s embassy in Israel is in Tel Aviv.

Trump said that the announcement represents “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,” he said.

The president said that a date and time for a signing ceremony to make the agreement official will be announced soon.

“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,” Trump wrote.

Trump’s announcement on Truth Social came shortly before the president hosted a dinner at the White House with several Central Asian officials, including Tokayev.

Tokayev thanked Trump for hosting the meeting, saying it marked the beginning of “a new era of cooperation between the United States and Central Asia.”

Kazakhstan joins the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco as a signatory to the agreements established in 2020.

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff previewed the announcement during a conference in Miami on Nov. 6.

“Abraham Accords—I’m flying back to Washington tonight, because we’re going to announce tonight another country,” he said without naming the country.

Speaking at the White House on Thursday, Trump said that he hopes to continue expanding the list of signatories to the Abraham Accords, which Trump described as “very sought-after right now.

“We’re going to be announcing some very important countries who are joining,” the president added, though he didn’t provide further details.

Trump’s efforts to expand the Abraham Accords have been ongoing, with Saudi Arabia and Syria being top targets for the president.

Saudi Arabia has said it will only join the Abraham Accords if Israel commits to a two-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, which Israel has long resisted due to national security concerns.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin-Salman is set to visit the White House on Nov. 18.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio also met with Tokayev on Nov. 6.

“[The two] discussed expanding opportunities for commercial trade and investment as well as increased cooperation with Kazakhstan in energy, technology, and infrastructure,” according to a statement from the State Department.

Tokayev met with Amir Ohana, the speaker of Israel’s Knesset, on April 8 to discuss economic and investment opportunities such as water cooperation.

Netanyahu visited Kazakhstan in 2016, the first Israeli prime minister to do so.

More than 25 percent of Israel’s oil purchases come from Kazakhstan.

The U.S. Jewish community celebrated the announcement.

“I welcome Kazakhstan’s decision to join the Abraham Accords. I am proud to have discussed this initiative with President Tokayev during our several meetings in Astana,” Rabbi Marc Schneier, president of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, said in a statement.

“In joining the Abraham Accords, how ironic that yet another Muslim-majority country is publicly demonstrating its support for a two-state solution, while New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani refuses to recognize Israel’s right to exist as a democratic Jewish nation,” Schneier said. “He must get on the peace train before history leaves him behind.”