SOURCE: BBC
US President Donald Trump has just launched his new Board of Peace with a signing ceremony in Switzerland. Here’s a recap of what occurred:
- Founding members of the body, including Argentina’s Javier Milei and Hungary’s Viktor Orban, sat beside Trump as he touted his administration’s achievements on peace.
- The US president said the body could be “one of the most consequential” and suggested he’ll work in conjunction with the United Nations
- The room was also shown a “New Gaza” slideshow presented by Trump adviser Jared Kushner. It showed futuristic seaside high-rise buildings on the current Gaza Strip
- Trump ended the ceremony by describing himself as a “real estate person at heart”
Trump finishes by saying he’s a ‘real estate person at heart’
We reach the end of the ceremony with one final address from the US president.
Trump discusses his team’s work on Gaza, saying he’s a “real estate person at heart”.
“I said look at this location on the sea,” he continues. “People that are living so poorly are going to be so well, but it all began with the location.”
Who is at Trump’s Board of Peace ceremony?
President Trump was joined by the leaders and representatives of 19 countries for the Board of Peace signing ceremony.
They were:
- Argentina — President Javier Milei
- Armenia — Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan
- Azerbaijan — President Ilham Aliyev
- Bahrain — Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa
- Bulgaria — Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov
- Hungary — Prime Minister Viktor Orban
- Indonesia — President Prabowo Subianto
- Jordan — Deputy Prime Minister Ayman Safadi
- Kazakhstan — President Kassym‑Jomart Tokayev
- Kosovo — President Vjosa Osmani
- Mongolia — Prime Minister Gombojavyn Zandanshatar
- Morocco — Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita
- Pakistan — Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif
- Paraguay — President Santiago Pena
- Qatar — Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani
- Saudi Arabia — Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al‑Saud
- Turkey — Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan
- United Arab Emirates — Chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority Khaldoon Al Mubarak
- Uzbekistan — President Shavkat Miromonovich Mirziyoyev
