New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday stated that India attended the Board of Peace’s first meeting in Washington on Thursday as an observer country and continues to back all efforts underway to find peace in Gaza as part of the UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution. “We did attend the Board of Peace meeting in Washington DC as an observer. We have also welcomed the Gaza Peace Plan initiative of President Trump, as well as all such efforts underway as part of …
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Helsinki, Feb 20 (IANS) Norway will not join US President Donald Trump’s so-called “Board of Peace,” the country’s foreign ministry said.Speaking at the inaugural meeting of the “Board of Peace” at the US Institute of Peace, Trump said the United States would contribute $10 billion to the initiative and claimed that Norway would host a board event, Xinhua news agency reported.Ane Jorem, a spokesperson for Norway’s foreign ministry, rejected the claim and reiterated that Norway would not become a…
Seoul, Feb 20 (IANS) South Korea has joined the first meeting of the Board of Peace for Gaza proposed by US President Donald Trump, the foreign ministry said Friday, reaffirming its support for efforts to enhance peace in the war-torn region.Former Ambassador to Egypt Kim Yong-hyon attended the meeting held in Washington on Thursday (local time) as an observer, according to the ministry.More than two dozen countries have joined the Board of Peace, an organization leading efforts for peace in Gaz…
Washington, Feb 20 (IANS) Popular African American singer Mary Millben has said Prime Minister Narendra Modi “came out of this with the better deal” in the recently concluded US–India trade negotiations, arguing that patience and diplomacy gave India the upper hand.In an exclusive interview with IANS in Washington after a performance at the Trump Kennedy Center, Millben said, “It’s great that a deal is finally in place. I certainly applaud the President (Trump) and Prime Minister Modi on…
United Nations, Feb 20 (IANS) US President Donald Trump is trying to position his Board of Peace (BoP) as a super international organisation that would supervise the UN while widening its own scope beyond Gaza for which it was set up. “The Board of Peace is going to almost be looking over the United Nations and making sure it runs properly”, he said on Thursday at the first meeting of the group.Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, sidestepped Trump’s assert…
Washington, Feb 20 (IANS) Jasper Jeffers, the commander of the newly-created International Stabilization Force (ISF) under a Gaza peace deal, said that the ISF would ultimately comprise 20,000 soldiers working with 12,000 Palestinian police officers in the Gaza Strip.Training for the ISF and a Palestinian police force would take place in Egypt and Jordan, Jeffers said at the inaugural meeting of the US-proposed Board of Peace, Xinhua news agency reported.The governments of Indonesia, Morocco, Ka…
Washington, Feb 19 (IANS) President Donald Trump on Thursday launched what he called the “,” a new forum of world leaders meeting at the U.S. Institute of Peace, and announced a $10 billion U.S. contribution tied to postwar stabilisation and relief efforts in Gaza. “What we’re doing is a very simple piece. It’s called the Board of Peace, and it’s all about an easy word to say, but a hard word to produce — peace, but we’re going to produce it,” Trump said as he opened the inaugu…
Washington, Feb 18 (IANS) Despite improved optics and high-level engagement over the past year, the substance of the US-Pakistan relationship remains largely unchanged, a leading South Asia expert said, cautioning that symbolism has yet to translate into tangible economic or military gains for Islamabad.Pakistan’s participation in the upcoming Board of Peace meeting is being projected in Islamabad as evidence of renewed ties with Washington. But Aparna Pande of the prestigious Hudson Institute…
Washington, Feb 17 (IANS) President Donald Trump’s newly formed “Board of Peace” will convene in Washington this week, with member states committing more than $5 billion toward rebuilding Gaza and deploying personnel for stabilisation efforts.The meeting will mark the first official gathering of the body since its founding in January. Trump arrived at the White House Monday night, after spending the long weekend at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.“We have the greatest leaders in the wor…
Islamabad, Feb 16 (IANS) As US President Donald Trump prepares to share details regarding United Nations-approved stabilisation force for Gaza, Pakistan has not revealed its stance on whether it would send its troops for International Stabilised Force (ISF), the local media reported on Monday. On Sunday, Trump stated that member states of Board of Peace have committed to send thousands of personnel for ISF ahead of the first meeting scheduled for February 19 in Washington. However, officials in …