Which countries have joined Trump’s Board of Peace?
Meg Hilling
19 hours ago
(
NewsNation) — More than two dozen countries have signed on to President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace plan, which was unveiled Thursday during the
World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
According to the
White House, the board “will play an essential role in fulfilling all 20 points” of the U.S.-backed ceasefire plan between Israel and Gaza. Here’s a look at which countries have and have not agreed to join:
Board of Peace: Who’s in?
The White House told NewsNation’s Libbey Dean the following
countries have signed on:
- Bahrain
- Morocco
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Egypt
- Hungary
- Indonesia
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kosovo
- Mongolia
- Pakistan
- Paraguay
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Turkey
- United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistan
Board of Peace: Who’s out?
Initially, the White House had also included
Belgium on that list. However, Maxime Prévot, Belgium’s deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs, has since
posted on social media, stating “Belgium has NOT signed the Charter of the Board of Peace. This announcement is incorrect.”
The following countries have also declined invitations to join the board, according to
the Washington Post:
- Denmark
- France
- Norway
- Slovenia
- Sweden
After initially inviting Canada, Trump rescinded that invitation in a post on Truth Social: “Dear Prime Minister Carney: Please let this Letter serve to represent that the Board of Peace is withdrawing its invitation to you regarding Canada’s joining, what will be, the most prestigious Board of Leaders ever assembled, at any time.
Who else was invited to join Trump’s Board of Peace?
The outlet said invitations to join the board were also extended to:
- Australia
- Austria
- Brazil
- China
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Finland
- Germany
- Greece
- India
- Ireland
- Italy
- Japan
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- OMan
- Poland
- Portugal
- Republic of Korea
- Romania
- Russian Federation
- Singapore
- Spain
- Switzerland
- Thailand
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
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