Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan and Qatar have accepted an invitation to join U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed Board of Peace, according to a joint statement released Wednesday.
In a joint statement, Riyadh's Foreign Ministry said the "shared decision" of the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Türkiye, Egypt, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, and the United Arab Emirates to join the body to be chaired by Trump, saying they supported his "peace efforts" on the Gaza conflict.
Invites were sent to dozens of world leaders with a request for $1 billion for a permanent seat on the board. The Saudi statement did not mention payment.
Although originally meant to oversee Gaza's rebuilding, the board's charter does not seem to limit its role to the Strip and appears to want to rival the United Nations, sparking the ire of some U.S. allies, including France.
The move also comes at a time of tension between the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
Both have sought to curry favor with the Trump administration with pledges of investment and business deals.
France, Germany, Norway and Sweden have indicated they will not join the board.
Last week, the White House announced the formation of the Board of Peace to "play an essential role in fulfilling" 20 points of Trump's plan to permanently end Israel's war on Gaza and rebuild the enclave, as well as "providing strategic oversight, mobilizing international resources and ensuring accountability as Gaza transitions from conflict to peace and development."
The U.S. also formed the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza to implement Phase 2 of Trump's "Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict," a founding executive board and a Gaza executive board to support the transitional framework.
