An international peace council was created in Davos at Trump’s initiative: dozens of countries have joined it.
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The ceremony to establish the international organization “Peace Council,” initiated by US President Donald Trump, took place in Davos. Dozens of countries joined the new organization.
Reuters reports this.
The founding documents were signed on Thursday in Davos with the participation of Donald Trump. The ceremony was broadcast on the White House website. Along with the US President, representatives from Azerbaijan, Argentina, Armenia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Qatar, Mongolia, the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Paraguay, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Uzbekistan, and the Republic of Kosovo signed the documents. The Peace Council then acquired the status of an international organization.
According to Reuters, the Council’s initial focus will be on solidifying the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. At the same time, Trump stated that the organization will have a broader mandate and will work in coordination with the UN.
“Once the council is fully formed, we’ll be able to do virtually anything we want. And we’ll do it together with the United Nations,” Trump noted, adding that the UN’s potential is underutilized.
The US President also announced his intention to chair the Peace Council and invite dozens of other world leaders to join. He stated that the organization’s permanent members should contribute to its funding by paying a fee of $1 billion each.
At the same time, Reuters notes that a number of major countries and traditional Western allies of the United States responded cautiously to the initiative or declined to participate. There were no representatives from Israel or the Palestinian Authority at the ceremony.
According to Al Jazeera, 19 countries signed the document, although the full list was not made public. The Washington Post reports 22 participating states, including Albania, Egypt, Bahrain, Belarus, Israel, Kuwait, Morocco, and Vietnam. In total, approximately 60 leaders were invited to participate in the Peace Council, of which 35 have already agreed to join.