"President Donald Trump has sent a flurry of invitations this weekend to world leaders to join a new "Board of Peace," being marketed as an international peace-building organization. However, a permanent seat on the board will cost countries $1 billion. A U.S. officialconfirmed that figure would be the cost for permanent membership but added that the was no "requirement" to contribute anything to join, while nations that do not pay the fee would have a three-year membership."
"A draft of the charter for the proposed board was confirmed by the U.S. official, but not released publicly by the White House. A copy was posted online Sunday by the Times of Israel. The White House announced with much fanfare Friday the board's creation as part of Trump's plan to supervise the rebuilding of the devastated Gaza Strip, but the draft charter being circulated makes no direct mention of the region."
"That has given rise to speculation that Trump is aiming to build a U.S.-led alternative to the United Nations. The charter went out with invitations to world leaders, including those of Argentina, Canada, Egypt, France, Hungary, India, Italy and Turkey. King Abdullah II of Jordan was also invited, the Jordanian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday. Egypt and Turkey acknowledged the invitation, but neither country has said whether it would join."
President Donald Trump has invited world leaders to join a new Board of Peace presented as an international peace-building organization. The draft charter, confirmed by a U.S. official, sets a $1 billion cost for permanent membership and provides three-year memberships for nations that do not pay. The draft charter was posted by the Times of Israel after being confirmed but not publicly released by the White House. The White House tied the board to supervising Gaza's rebuilding, yet the circulated charter does not directly mention Gaza, prompting speculation the board could be a U.S.-led alternative to the United Nations.
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