Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Qatar, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey accepted the invitation to the so-called US President Donald Trump’s peace advice. This was announced by the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday, TASR reports, according to an AFP report.
- Saudi Arabia and other countries have joined Trump’s Peace Council.
- The council will oversee the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip after the war.
- Sixty countries were invited to the Council, some were rejected.
The Department of Diplomacy announced a “joint decision” by the foreign ministers of the countries mentioned to join the body, which will be chaired by Trump, and expressed support for his peace efforts in the war in the Gaza Strip.
The role of the Peace Council
Under Trump’s peace plan for the Gaza Strip, the Peace Council is to function as an international oversight body over the enclave’s interim Palestinian administration during post-war reconstruction. However, there are indications that the US government wants to significantly expand the council’s mandate to include areas outside the Palestinian territories.
About 60 countries received invitations to the Peace Council. The American agency AP informs that the invitation to membership in the council has so far been accepted by: Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Qatar, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Hungary, Morocco, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Vietnam. On Wednesday, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he too had accepted the invitation.
Refusals and unclear opinions
On the contrary, Britain, France, Norway, Slovenia and Sweden rejected the membership.
The invited countries that have not yet committed to membership are: China, Croatia, Germany, Italy, Paraguay, Russia, Singapore and Ukraine.
The President of the European Commission (EC) Ursula von der Leyen and Pope Leo XIV were also invited.
Executive Council under Trump
AFP informs that the executive council will be headed by Trump and will consist of seven members: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff, son-in-law of the US President Jared Kushner, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, American businessman Marc Rowan, World Bank Director Ajay Banga and Trump’s national security adviser Robert Gabriel.
