Abraham Accords countries held their first official meeting since the October 7 attacks in a midtown Manhattan office tower. The meeting brought together the United States, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, and Kazakhstan, which expressed interest in joining the Accords last year. The U.S. delegation was led by Under Secretary of Political Affairs Allison Hooker, who said the meeting marked an important signifier that the accords are "moving forward again." The meeting was hosted by the N7 Foundation, a U.S.-based organization that has convened multilateral meetings of the Abraham Accords countries since 2021. Jeffrey Talpins, founder of the N7 Foundation, chaired the meeting and said the next phase is about deepening the relationships that already exist and identifying practical opportunities for countries to work together. A senior administration official, not authorized to speak publicly, told CBS News that Secretary of State Marco Rubio's team and Steve Witkoff, the White House Special Envoy for Peace Missions, "are clearly prioritizing this effort." Also present was Aryeh Lightstone, a special adviser to Mr. Trump's Board of Peace. The Abraham Accords are a set of agreements that normalized diplomatic relations between Israel and several Muslim countries. The first of a series of agreements was signed in 2020, toward the end of Mr. Trump's first term. The UAE and Bahrain became the first two Gulf Arab countries to formally recognize Israel, followed later by Morocco. Before the October 7th Hamas attack, momentum was building for Saudi Arabia and other Muslim countries to join the accords, but the attack and the wars in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran that followed stalled further expansion. President Trump announced Kazakhstan's intention to join the Abraham Accords during an Oval Office meeting with Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in November 2025. "We will soon announce a Signing Ceremony to make it official, and there are many more Countries trying to join this club of STRENGTH," Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social at the time. An official with the Kazakhstan embassy told CBS News that Thursday's gathering was a tangible step in the direction of expanding the accords. "We are very excited about joining the Abraham Accords and all the partnership can do," he said. "We are interested in collaborations in technology and transport. Together we can do more than each individual country could do alone." Participants discussed next steps to formalize cooperation among Abraham Accords countries, according to a person familiar with the meeting. "The Abraham Accords have demonstrated what is possible when countries come together around shared interests with a common vision for a more integrated and prosperous region," Talpins said.