US EditionItaly to attend Trump's Board of Peace session as observer, Meloni announces
Italy will join as an observer in the US-led Board of Peace on Gaza reconstruction due to constitutional limits preventing full membership, amid $5 billion pledged for rebuilding.
- On Saturday, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced Italy will attend the inaugural Board of Peace meeting in Washington, DC, on February 19 as an observer after receiving the US invitation on Friday.
- Because of constitutional constraints, Italy ruled out full membership as parts of the Board's statute conflict with the Italian Constitution, so Rome accepted observer status as a compromise.
- The Board's rules tie permanent membership to a one-billion-euro commitment, with Trump as life chair and pledged over $5 billion for Gaza aid, according to sources.
- Italy's opposition said the plan undermines the United Nations and international law, the Five Star Movement requested an urgent briefing, and Antonio Tajani will report to the Italian parliament.
- Critics note the Board could rival the United Nations, lacks Palestinian representation, and expects at least 20 countries plus regional Middle East powers to attend.
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Rome, Italy. The Vatican will not participate in the “Peace Board,” the international organization promoted by U.S. President Donald Trump, said Tuesday the Secretary of State of the Holy See. The board, which Trump chairs, was initially designed to oversee the truce in Gaza and the reconstruction of the territory after the war between Hamas and Israel. But its purpose has since evolved towards the resolution of all kinds of international confli…
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