(From left) Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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US President Donald Trump's administration has reached out to various personalities around the world to be part of the 'Board of Peace' and related entities meant to oversee governance and reconstruction in post-war Gaza.
The White House said in a statement that the Board of Peace will play an essential role in fulfilling all 20 points of the President’s plan, providing strategic oversight, mobilising international resources, and ensuring accountability as Gaza transitions from conflict to peace and development.
Trump has called it the "greatest and most prestigious board ever assembled at any time, any place".
Heads of around 60 states, including those of Turkiye, Egypt, India, Argentina, Italy, Pakistan, the UK, Canada. Australia, Brazil and Jordan, have been invited to join the peace body.
Trump has sent a letter to Prime of Minister of India Narendra Modi that was shared on social media by the US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor.
In a post on X, Gor said he was honoured to convey Trump's invitation to Modi to participate in the Board of Peace, which will "bring lasting peace to Gaza". In his letter to Modi, Trump mentioned his September 29 announcement about a comprehensive plan to end the Gaza conflict, as well as his 20-point roadmap to bring peace to the Middle East.
Here is the list of leaders who said they have been invited to join the Board of Peace:
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama
Argentine President Javier Milei
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney
Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni
Jordanian King Abdullah II
Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif
Paraguayan President Santiago Pena
Romanian President Nicusor Dan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
The Hungarian Prime Minister has accepted the invitation to join the board, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told state radio on Sunday. Orban is one of Trump's most ardent supporters in Europe.
Argentinian President Javier Milei shared an image of an invitation to join the board on X, writing that it would be "an honour" to participate.
In a statement, spokesperson of the Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tahir Andrabi said, “The Prime Minister of Pakistan has received the invitation from the President of the United States to join the Board of Peace on Gaza.”
“Pakistan will remain engaged with international efforts for peace and security in Gaza, leading to a lasting solution to the Palestine issue in accordance with United Nations resolutions,” he added.
Bloomberg News reported on Sunday that the Trump administration has asked countries to contribute at least $1 billion to become permanent members. A non-permanent membership would remain free.
Founding Executive Board
Last week, the White House said that to operationalise the Board of Peace’s vision — under the chairmanship of Trump — a founding Executive Board has been formed, composed of leaders with experience across diplomacy, development, infrastructure, and economic strategy. The appointed members are:
Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State
Steve Witkoff, Trump's special negotiator
Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law
Tony Blair, former UK Prime Minister
Marc Rowan, billionaire US financier
Ajay Banga, World Bank president
Robert Gabriel, loyal Trump aide on the National Security Council
Gaza Executive Board
The other board that was announced is called the Gaza Executive Board, which will be responsible for overseeing all on-the-ground work of the administrative group, the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG).
Apart from Witkoff, Kushner, Blair and Rowan, the Gaza Executive Board will have Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov, UN humanitarian coordinator for Gaza Sigrid Kaag, Hakan Fidan Turkish Foreign Minister, Qatari diplomat Ali Al-Thawadi, director of Egypt's intelligence agency General Hassan Rashad, Emirati Minister Reem Al-Hashimy and Israeli billionaire Yakir Gabay.
(With agency inputs)