News Digest: Foreign Media on C5+1 Summit, Kazakhstan’s Accession to Abraham Accords, EU Cooperation and More

By Dana Omirgazy  in Editor’s Picks,International on 8 November 2025

ASTANA – The Astana Times has selected articles from global media outlets covering Kazakhstan. This week’s foreign media digest includes the C5+1 Summit, Kazakhstan’s decision to join the Abraham Accords, the European Union’s growing partnership with Kazakhstan and more. Kazakhstan will join the Abraham Accords with Israel in symbolic move to …

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