Carney says agreed to Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza in principle, details being worked out

TORONTO:

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Sunday (January 18) he had agreed to U.S. President Donald Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza in principle although details are still being worked out.

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Carney said Trump raised the Board of Peace idea weeks ago, and Canada will help address suffering in Gaza while details of the boards structure and financing remain unclear.
Trump's proposed Board of Peace would be chaired for life, begin with Gaza, and expand globally, with diplomats warning it may undermine the United Nations.
Leaders from France, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Australia, Canada, the EU Commission and several Middle Eastern states were invited, with permanent membership requiring a US$1B contribution.

Carney said Trump raised the idea with him a few weeks ago and Carney said Canada will do what it can to relieve suffering in Gaza. "We haven't gone through all the details of the structure, how it's going to work, what financing is for, et cetera," Carney told reporters in Doha. "We will work through those in the coming days." Governments have reacted cautiously to U.S. President Donald Trump's invitation to join his "Board of Peace" initiative aimed at resolving conflicts globally, a plan that diplomats said could harm the work of the United Nations. The board would be chaired for life by Trump and would start by addressing the Gaza conflict and then be expanded to deal with other conflicts, according to a copy of the letter and draft charter seen by Reuters. Member states would be limited to three-year terms unless they pay US$1 billion each to fund the board's activities and earn permanent membership, the letter states. The leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Australia, Canada the European Commission and key Middle East powers were among those invited to sit on the Board of Peace, according to officials.