Pakistan on Sunday said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has been invited by President Donald Trump to join the Board of Peace for Gaza.<\/b>
\nIslamabad: Pakistan on Sunday said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has been invited by President Donald Trump to join the Board of Peace for Gaza.
The White House released a list of appointed members to the founding Executive Board of the Board of Peace on Friday as the country moved to the second phase of Trump\u2019s 20-point peace plan for Gaza.
President Trump has already declared himself as the chair of the body.
In response to media queries, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tahir Andrabi confirmed that Pakistan did get a formal invitation.
\u201cThe Prime Minister of Pakistan has received the invitation from the President of the United States to join the Board of Peace on Gaza,\u201d Andrabi said in a statement.
\u201cPakistan will remain engaged with international efforts for peace and security in Gaza, leading to a lasting solution to the Palestine issue in accordance with United Nations resolutions,\u201d he added.
He, however, did not elaborate on the issue.
The White House said the Board of Peace comprises leaders with \u201cexperience across diplomacy, development, infrastructure, and economic strategy\u201d as it invited the heads of around 60 states, including those of Turkiye, Egypt, Argentina, Indonesia, Italy, Morocco, the UK, Germany, Canada and Australia to join the peace body.
US\u2019 Secretary of State Marco Rubio, former British prime minister Tony Blair, World Bank President Ajay Banga, and Trump\u2019s senior negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are also part of the panel.
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