Key Highlights
- It is learnt that India is considering various aspects as the initiative involves sensitive issues, people familiar with the matter said.
- The countries which have accepted Trump’s invitation are Argentina Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Egypt, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam.
- A number of countries, including China, Germany, Italy, Paraguay, Russia, Slovenia, Turkiye and Ukraine, have remained non-committal on the invitation.
- Trump’s “Board of Peace” is being projected by Washington as a new international body to usher in peace and stability in Gaza and beyond, triggering speculations that it could throw a challenge to the United Nations.
- Originally, the new body was to be tasked to oversee governance and coordinate funding for Gaza’s redevelopment as the strip was devastated during the two years of Israeli military offensive.
