US President Donald Trump has invited Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to join the so-called Board of Peace that will oversee postwar Gaza, Turkey says.
Erdogan received the proposal in a letter yesterday from Trump inviting him to “become a founding member” of the board, Turkish presidential communications director Burhanettin Duran posts on social media.
Erdogan, while close to Trump, is one of the most bitter critics of Israel and Jerusalem has repeatedly opposed Turkish involvement in Gaza.
Former UK prime minister Tony Blair says he was “honored” to be tapped by US leader Donald Trump to a fledgling board to help rebuild Gaza.
“I thank President Trump for his leadership in establishing the Board of Peace and am honoured to be appointed to its Executive Board,” the veteran politician and former UN Quartet Middle East envoy says in a statement sent to AFP.
Argentinian President Javier Milei said Sunday that he was invited by US President Donald Trump to join the “Board of Peace” meant to oversee post-war Gaza.
Sharing an image of the invitation letter, Milei wrote on X that it would be “an honor” to participate in the initiative which is chaired by Trump and already has US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and former British prime minister Tony Blair among its members.
Egypt says it’s reviewing Trump’s invitation to Sisi to join Board of Peace
Egypt is reviewing an invitation by US President Donald Trump to Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi to join the so-called Board of Peace for Gaza, Egypt’s foreign minister says in a press conference.
The board is set to supervise the temporary governance of Gaza, which has been under a fragile ceasefire since October
White House unveils members of Gaza ‘Board of Peace’
RT
President Donald Trump has unveiled the leadership structure of a high-powered committee which will oversee the reconstruction and governance of Gaza, naming himself as its chairman and appointing a controversial roster of diplomats, financiers and political allies.
In a White House statement released Friday, the administration confirmed the formation of the so-called “Board of Peace,” a central pillar of Trump’s 20-point plan to end the Gaza war.
Its responsibilities include “governance capacity-building, regional relations, reconstruction, investment attraction, large-scale funding, and capital mobilization.”
The most prominent appointees are former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and the president’s son-in-law and senior advisor, Jared Kushner. They will be joined by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, Apollo Global Management CEO Marc Rowan, World Bank Group President Ajay Banga, and Deputy National Security Adviser Robert Gabriel.
Some appointments are likely to draw scrutiny. Tony Blair, a key US ally in the 2003 invasion of Iraq, remains a polarizing figure in the region. Kushner’s prior peace initiatives were overwhelmingly rejected by Palestinian leadership for heavily favoring Israel
The announcement formalizes the launch of what Trump has called “Phase Two” of his peace plan, which follows the initial ceasefire and hostage exchange agreement reached in early October.
This phase focuses on the demilitarization of Hamas and the establishment a new National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG).
The NCAG is led by a Palestinian, Dr. Ali Sha’ath, and held its first meeting in Cairo on Thursday. The White House has described Sha’ath as “widely respected for his pragmatic, technocratic leadership.”
*[Combining articles above members appear to be: Blair, Erdogan, Milei, el-Sisi, Kushner, Rubio, Witkoff, Rowan, Banga, and Gabriel]
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