Fewer than 20 countries joined Trump's Board of Peace, with no major allies
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US President Donald Trump held a ceremony to establish the Board of Peace, which was attended by representatives of fewer than 20 countries. None of Washington’s major Western allies were among them.
Trump outlines the goals of the Board of Peace
Initially, the Board of Peace, initiated by the American leader, was expected to oversee the reconstruction of Gaza after the war between Hamas and Israel, but its charter does not limit its activities to this region alone. Trump emphasized the board's intention to promote peace in a broader sense.
According to Trump, it will cooperate with many other organizations, including the UN.
Who joined the Board
Representatives of fewer than 20 countries attended the ceremony, mostly from the Middle East and South America. There were no representatives of major Western allied countries.
Some of them had expressed concerns about the creation of the Board, which could potentially include adversary states, including Russia, which is waging a war against Ukraine.
List of participating countries (which signed the Peace Council charter):
- Bahrain,
- Morocco,
- Argentina,
- Armenia,
- Azerbaijan,
- Bulgaria,
- Hungary,
- Indonesia,
- Jordan,
- Kazakhstan,
- Kosovo,
- Pakistan,
- Paraguay,
- Qatar,
- Saudi Arabia,
- Türkiye,
- the UAE,
- Uzbekistan,
- Mongolia.
Trump greeted the leaders present.
“Everybody in this room is a star, or you wouldn't be here,” Trump said, addressing the leaders of countries present in the hall.
The total number of participants in Trump’s Board of Peace turned out to be smaller than the announced figure of about 35 people that had previously been mentioned in the US presidential administration.
Last year, the United States and other mediators signed a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip and began implementing the first stage of Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan, which included a prisoner exchange and the return of the remains of the dead.
After that, the second stage was announced: the creation of the Board of Peace to ensure oversight of the plan’s implementation, the mobilization of international resources, and accountability in the process of Gaza’s transition from conflict to development.
According to the FT, the United States is proposing to expand the council to include Ukraine. Bloomberg wrote that countries seeking permanent membership must contribute $1 billion each.
Trump also invited Ukraine to the Board of Peace. According to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian diplomats are currently working on the invitation, but the head of state noted that it is difficult to imagine Ukraine’s participation in a board together with Russia and Belarus.
