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View all search resultsIndonesia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt, Qatar, UAE join 'Board of Peace'
The statement added that each country will sign accession documents in accordance with its legal procedures.
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US President Donald Trump, Paraguay's President Santiago Pena, President Prabowo Subianto, Cyprus' President Nikos Christodoulides and Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban attend a world leaders' summit a summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh on Oct. 13, 2025. (AFP/Pool/Suzanne Plunkett)
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audi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan and Qatar have accepted invitations to join US President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace", the Saudi foreign ministry said in a joint statement that also included the United Arab Emirates.
In a joint statement, Riyadh announced the "shared decision" of the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, 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.
The statement added that each country will sign accession documents in accordance with its legal procedures.
Kuwait has also accepted the invitation to join the Board of Peace, its foreign ministry said.
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 US allies including France.
The move also comes at a time of tension between the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
Both have sought to curry favour with the Trump administration with pledges of investment and business deals.
France has indicated it will not join the board but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accepted an invite, his office said on Wednesday.
