- Putin said that Russia is studying the invitation to the Peace Council.
- The decision will be taken only after consultation with the partners.
- The Peace Council was created by US President Trump for the post-war Gaza.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Moscow will study the invitation from the head of the White House, Donald Trump, to the ranks of his so-called Councils of peace. TASR informs about it according to the report of the AFP agency.
“The Russian Foreign Ministry has been tasked with studying the documents sent to us and consulting on this issue with our strategic partners,” Putin said during a televised cabinet meeting. “Only then will we be able to respond to the invitation,” he added.
Invited countries
About 60 countries received invitations to the Peace Council. So far, they have been accepted by, for example, Hungary, Israel or Argentina. Russia, the European Commission and Saudi Arabia were also invited.
Under Trump’s plan for Gaza, the Peace Council is to function as an international oversight body over the Palestinian Authority’s transitional administration in the Gaza Strip 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.
List of accepted members
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.
Rejected members and other invitations
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.
