Pakistan has formally accepted US President Donald Trump’s invitation to join the Board of Peace for Gaza on Wednesday, following an invitation to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan Foreign Office proclaims.
Pakistan has formally accepted US President Donald Trump’s invitation to join the Board of Peace for Gaza on Wednesday, following an invitation to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan Foreign Office proclaims.
Donald Trump has prolonged invites to a number of different nations leaders to join the Peace Board, together with PM Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin, to develop into half of the physique set as much as implement a peace settlement in Gaza, and agree on ‘permanent ceasefire’, and reconstruction of Gaza.
Pakistan’s Foreign Office stated in a press release, “Pakistan would like to announce its decision to join the Board of Peace (BoP) as part of its ongoing efforts to support the implementation of the Gaza Peace Plan under the framework of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2803.”
“Pakistan expresses the hope that with the creation of this framework, concrete steps will be taken towards the implementation of a permanent ceasefire, further scaling up of humanitarian aid for the Palestinians, as well as reconstruction of Gaza”, the assertion stated.
It additionally added, “Pakistan also hopes that these efforts will lead to the realization of the right to self-determination of the people of Palestine, through a credible, time-bound political process, consistent with international legitimacy and relevant UN resolutions, resulting in the establishment of an independent, sovereign, and contiguous State of Palestine, based on the pre-1967 borders with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital.”
Countries which have agreed to join
Donald Trump had proposed establishing the Board of Peace for Gaza when he introduced his plan in September 2024 to finish the Israel-Hamas battle, and despatched invitation despatched to 60 world leaders final week. However, the members must contribute $1 billion in money if they need their membership to final greater than three years. It will not be instantly clear if Pakistan will pay the quantity.
Pakistan joins seven nations together with Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt, which have agreed on becoming a member of US president Donald Trump’s Board of Peace. Israel has additionally publicly confirmed its participation earlier. Jordan, Indonesia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates have additionally joined the board.
While Trump stated Vladimir Putin had additionally agreed to join, Russian president stated his nation was nonetheless finding out the invitation.
Has India agreed to join? While, India too has been prolonged an invitation, it’s but to take a choice.
