US EditionFrance Declines Trump’s Board of Peace Invitation as Canada Reviews Charter: Report
Canada reviews the legal framework of the U.S. Board of Peace charter while France declines over concerns it extends beyond Gaza and conflicts with U.N. principles.
- On Monday , a source close to President Emmanuel Macron said France does not intend to answer favourably to the U.S. 'U.S. Peace Board' invitation.
- After initially signalling acceptance, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada will not pay for a seat, while the Proposed Charter remains under discussion and the French Foreign Ministry reiterated its U.N. commitment.
- The charter specifies that members represented by their Heads of State or Government could join for three years or longer if they paid more than $1 billion in the first year, and India was invited, with sources warning the plan raises questions about U.N. principles.
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