$1B needed to sit on Board of Peace for Gaza
At least seven more countries said on Sunday that the United States has invited them to join President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace,” a new body of world leaders meant to oversee the next steps in Gaza that shows ambitions for a broader mandate in global affairs.
Two countries, Hungary and Vietnam, said they have accepted.
A $1 billion contribution secures permanent membership on the Trump-led board instead of a three-year appointment, which has no contribution requirement, according to a US official. The official said the money raised would go to rebuilding Gaza.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has accepted an invitation to join the board. Vietnam’s Communist Party chief, To Lam, has also accepted. India has received an invitation and so have Jordan, Greece, Cyprus and Pakistan.
Canada, Turkey, Egypt, Paraguay, Argentina and Albania have already said they were invited.
