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Kasachstan hat am 6. November verlauten lassen, den Abraham Accords beizutreten. Der Beitritt ist erst einmal eher symbolisch zu sehen, da Kasachstan und Israel schon länger diplomatische Beziehungen pflegen. Dennoch ist es ein recht interessanter Schritt - einerseits ist Kasachstan das flächenmäßig größte muslimische Land Zentralasiens (etwa zwei Drittel der rund 20 Mio. Einwohner sind Muslime), andererseits ist es auch das wohlhabendste Land in Zentralasien, das über umfangreiche Ressourcen (u. a. Uran, Öl, Bauxit) verfügt.
Und etwas mehr freischwimmen vom russischen und chinesischen Einfluss will man sich wohl auch.
Schneemann
Und etwas mehr freischwimmen vom russischen und chinesischen Einfluss will man sich wohl auch.
Zitat:Why Is Kazakhstan Joining The Abraham Accords? [...]https://www.rferl.org/a/kazakhstan-abrah...83991.html
Kazakhstan will join the Abraham Accords, a diplomatic pact brokered by the United States to normalize relations between Israel and Muslim-majority nations, in a strategic move intended to curry favor with Washington.
Astana’s decision on November 6 is largely symbolic -- Kazakhstan has long recognized Israel and maintained diplomatic ties with the country since gaining independence following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. But joining the Abraham Accords, a hallmark achievement of US President Donald Trump’s first term in office, puts Kazakhstan at the center of a new push by the White House to reinvigorate the foreign policy initiative. [...]
Kazakhstan, the largest and wealthiest country in Central Asia, will become the first country in that region to join the accords. The move expands the diplomatic agreement from the Middle East and North Africa to Central Asia. “Our anticipated accession to the Abraham Accords represents a natural and logical continuation of Kazakhstan’s foreign policy course -- grounded in dialogue, mutual respect, and regional stability,” a statement by the Kazakh government said. [...]
“Sandwiched between Russia and China, Kazakhstan wants as many partners as it can get, and in particular Astana wants a more active relationship with the United States and Europe,” Andrew D’Anieri, the associate director of the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center, wrote in an analysis for the Washington-based think tank.
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