Senior State Department official: "We are actively working to expand the Abrahamic Accords" | Israel Today

Following the publication of "Israel Today" this morning (Wednesday) that there is a chance that another Arab country will soon join the Avraham agreements and recognize Israel, a senior official in the US State Department said: "We are actively working to expand the Avraham agreements.

I do not intend to enter any specific country, but we think there are real, economic, strategic benefits for all parties. "

He added: "The Biden administration strongly supports countries that normalize relations with Israel. We welcome the efforts of think tanks, civil society and others to advance normalization efforts. We believe these agreements have shown that there are real benefits in dismantling old barriers, especially cooperation. In ways that promote economic development and relationships between people. "

Signing of the "Abraham Agreements" Ceremony at the White House, September 2020 (archive), Photo: Reuters

His remarks come in the wake of the expected tripartite meeting today (Wednesday) in Washington with Secretary of State Yair Lapid, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and their emirate colleague Abdullah Ben-Zayed, who will mark a year since the Abrahamic Accords. 

As you may recall, today it was reported in "Israel Today" that in recent weeks the Biden administration has stepped up its efforts to renew the momentum of the Abrahamic agreements and bring closer to Israel countries that do not recognize it.

Among other things, the administration is in accelerated contacts with Sudan, which recognized Israel but did not complete the normalization process, did not send an official representative to Israel and did not open a representative office in Israel.

Alongside Sudan, contacts are taking place with other countries.

Due to the sensitivity of the issue it is not possible at this stage to add details.