Building a New Middle East to Achieve Peace and Prosperity
We believe that a new era in the Middle East is possible.
As a non-partisan organisation, we are committed to ensuring the United Kingdom is actively supporting the Abraham Accords process and advancing its expansion to other countries. We work across government and with business leaders to provide the Abraham Accords countries with support needed to succeed as they build stronger ties in trade, culture, and religious tolerance.
What are the Abraham Accords?
On 15 September 2020, the president of the United States, the prime minister of Israel, and the foreign ministers of the UAE and Bahrain gathered on the South Lawn of the White House to sign an historic document.
This Abraham Accords Declaration contained a joint statement between the four countries that recognising the “importance of maintaining and strengthening peace in the Middle East and around the world”. Two further documents signed that day saw relations between Israel, and the UAE and Bahrain formally normalised.
The UAE and Bahrain’s historic decision to have full diplomatic and commercial relations with Israel opened the door for other states to follow. In October 2020, Sudan agreed to normalise ties with Israel. The country had forbidden any relations with Israel or its citizens since 1958. In December 2020, Morocco agreed to normalise relations with Israel.
