U.S. President Donald Trump was surrounded by world leaders as he declared the conflict in Gaza was “actually coming to an finish” at a signing ceremony for his “Board of Peace” for the territory.
However many international locations will not be represented, and Trump singled out Spain for criticism on its protection spending from the rostrum, saying “They need a free trip.”
The United Arab Emirates, Hungary and Pakistan have been represented on the ceremony on the World Financial Discussion board in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday. The board is meant to supervise the reconstruction of Gaza.
That is who’s on the board and took part within the signing occasion.
- Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, minister of the prime minister’s court docket, Bahrain
- Nasser Bourita, minister of international affairs, Morocco
- Javier Milei, president, Argentina
- Nikol Pashinyan, prime minister, Armenia
- Ilham Aliyev, President, Azerbaijan
- Rosen Zhelyazkov, prime minister, Bulgaria
- Viktor Orban, prime minister, Hungary
- Prabowo Subianto, president, Indonesia
- Ayman Al Safadi, minister of international affairs, Jordan
- Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, president, Kazakhstan
- Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu, president, Kosovo
- Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, prime minister, Pakistan
- Santiago Peña, president, Paraguay
- Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, prime minister, Qatar
- Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, minister of international affairs, Saudi Arabia
- Hakan Fidan, minister of international affairs, Turkey
- Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, particular envoy to the U.S. for the UAE
- Shavkat Mirziyoyev, president, Uzbekistan
- Gombojavyn Zandanshatar, prime minister, Mongolia
A protracted listing of nations, together with Canada, France, Germany, Italy and different European nations, have been absent from the signing, and a few have particularly rejected the invitation.
UK International Secretary Yvette Cooper informed the BBC on Thursday that it “will not be one of many signatories at the moment,” citing issues over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invitation to hitch.
Spain didn’t ship a consultant to the signing, with an invite for Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to hitch “below assessment,” in keeping with Spanish media.
DAVOS, SWITZERLAND – JANUARY 22: U.S. President Donald Trump holds up his signature on the founding constitution throughout a signing ceremony for the “Board of Peace” on the World Financial Discussion board (WEF) on January 22, 2026 in Davos, Switzerland.
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Putin acquired an invite to hitch Trump’s peace group on Monday and was “learning all the main points of this proposal,” Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated, however no consultant was current on the signing occasion on Thursday.
In an interview with CNBC on Wednesday, U.S. Particular Envoy Steve Witkoff stated the U.S. administration would meet Putin about becoming a member of the Board of Peace. “We’ve got to go meet him on Thursday. However it’s the Russians who’re asking for that assembly,” Witkoff stated.
France reportedly turned the invitation down to hitch the board, as did Germany, per a Spiegel report citing a International Ministry doc. “We’d like extra time,” Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni informed state broadcaster RAI on Wednesday. “There’s work that must be finished. Nonetheless, my place definitely stays considered one of openness,” she stated, in keeping with a Reuters report.
Belgium has not signed up both, its international minister, Maxime Prevot, stated in an announcement posted on X Thursday. “We want for a standard and coordinated European response. As many European international locations, we’ve got reservations to the proposal,” she stated.
Sweden, Slovenia and Norway additionally turned the invitation down, in keeping with native information stories.
The Board of Peace was endorsed by the United Nations Safety Council in November final yr. It was initially established to supervise the rebuilding of Gaza, however now has a far broader mandate, together with selling world stability and battle decision all over the world.
A plan for the reconstruction of Gaza is proven on-screen after the U.S. President Donald Trump offered the “Board of Peace” on the World Financial Discussion board (WEF) on January 22, 2026 in Davos, Switzerland.
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Israel was not represented on the signing occasion, however its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be a part of, in keeping with stories.
When requested in regards to the board of peace on Wednesday, Mohammed Mustafa, the Prime Minister of the Palestinian Nationwide Authority, stated: “We wish to work with the Board of Peace, with the chief board and with the committee, to make sure that they do their a part of issues.”
“However we additionally wish to see our authorities establishments to proceed to … put together for a reconstruction effort,” he stated throughout a WEF occasion at Davos.
Final week the White Home confirmed a founding “Govt Board,” to “operationalize the Board of Peace’s imaginative and prescient.”
These are the members of the Govt Board.
- Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State
- Steve Witkoff, U.S. Particular Envoy to the Center East
- Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law
- Sir Tony Blair, former U.Okay. prime minister
- Marc Rowan, CEO, Apollo
- Ajay Banga, World Financial institution president
- Robert Gabriel, safety advisor
— CNBC’s Holly Ellyatt and Sam Meredith contributed to this report.
