"We mark the dawn of a new Middle East." (Trump)
The Abraham Accords are a framework agreement to normalise relations between Israel and the Arab World. The content of the accords is broad. Signatories pledge to pursue greater cooperation and tolerance as a basis for peace. As such, the Abraham Accords are only a first step for Arab nations to further normalise ties with Israel in separate agreements. The US, Israel, Morocco, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, and Sudan are current signatories of the Abraham Accords.
Picture of Meeting: No Changes Were Made. Source / Author: Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Sudanese Sovereign Council Chair General Abdel Fattah el-Burhan, in Khartoum, Sudan, on August 25, 2020. Photo by Alsanosi Ali, U.S. State Department. https://www.flickr.com/photos/statephotos/50268367047 License: http://www.usa.gov/copyright.shtml
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