Trump plans for Board of Peace to meet in Washington this month

Source: msn/Bloomberg

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(Bloomberg) -- The US plans to convene the first formal meeting of President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace in Washington on Feb. 19, according to a US official.

The board was a core element of Trump’s 20-point plan that helped broker a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas in October. Trump led the initial gathering of the group’s members –- about 20 nations including Belarus, Azerbaijan and Hungary — in Davos, Switzerland, in January, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum.

This month’s meeting would be the first in Washington, where the board will be headquartered. Trump has said it will be “the most prestigious board of leaders ever assembled, at any time.” Initially, the White House described it as a narrow oversight body to help guide Gaza through disarmament and a technocratic transition — and it won United Nations support along with the broader peace process in November.

US allies in Europe, leaders of international organizations and experts expressed confusion about the board’s true intent as its outlines have taken shape. The organization’s draft charter, for instance, didn’t even mention Gaza, and allies such as the UK, France and other members of the European Union were concerned enough to stay away.

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