Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko during the Eurasian Economic Union summit in St. Petersburg on Dec. 21, 2025. (Contributor/Getty)
"We are ready to take part in the activities of the Board of Peace, taking into account and hoping that this organization will expand its scope and authority far beyond the mandate proposed in the initiative," the ministry said.
Other countries over the weekend, including Argentina, Jordan, Canada, India, Egypt, Hungary and Vietnam, announced they too had received invitations from the White House.
Neither the State Department nor the White House immediately responded to Fox News Digital’s request for comment about a full tally of all countries invited.
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President Donald Trump arrives at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on Jan. 16, 2026. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo)
The White House released a statement on Friday outlining the next phase of Trump’s Gaza peace plan, naming senior international figures to oversee governance, reconstruction and long-term development of the enclave.
"The Board of Peace will play an essential role in fulfilling all 20 points of the President’s plan, providing strategic oversight, mobilizing international resources, and ensuring accountability as Gaza transitions from conflict to peace and development," the statement said in part.
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Trump will chair the board and be joined by a group of senior political, diplomatic and business figures, including his son-in-law Jared Kushner, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and billionaire Marc Rowan, among others.
The Wall Street Journal reported that President Trump’s proposed Gaza peace board would require countries seeking a permanent seat to pay a $1 billion fee, according to a draft charter circulated to prospective members.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on X that the composition of a separate "Gaza Executive Board," which names Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Qatari diplomat Ali Al-Thawadi as appointed members, was not coordinated with Israel and "runs contrary to its policy."
Ashley Carnahan is a writer at Fox News Digital.
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