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Indonesia Says No to $1B Fee for Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ Seat
Indonesia rejects $1 billion fee for permanent Board of Peace membership while pledging 8,000 peacekeeping troops amid domestic criticism and paused Gaza mission talks.
- On March 22, Jakarta insisted it would not pay the $1 billion fee for permanent membership, with Prabowo Subianto saying, 'We never said that we wanted to contribute $1 billion.'
- The Board of Peace was created after a ceasefire negotiation led by the Trump administration with Qatar and Egypt, and Mr Prabowo attended its inaugural meeting in Washington last month.
- Prabowo Subianto pledged 8,000 peacekeeping troops to Gaza, prompting criticism from Indonesian Muslim groups and protests in Jakarta on March 13 where a US flag was stepped on.
- With deployment discussions paused, Indonesia left the door open to withdrawing from the initiative, and Prabowo Subianto warned he would withdraw if it did not benefit Palestinians or Indonesia's national interest.
- The $1 billion fee has drawn scrutiny given the board's origins in ceasefire talks by the Trump administration, Qatar and Egypt, with critics warning it risks a 'pay-to-play' model.
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Indonesia says no to $1 bln fee for Trump's 'Board of Peace' seat
Indonesia's president, under fire at home for signing up to US counterpart Donald Trump's so-called "Board of Peace," has insisted his country would not pay the $1 billion joining fee for permanent membership.Jakarta had only committed peacekeeping troops
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The Indonesian president, who has faced criticism at home for agreeing to participate in US President Donald Trump's so-called Peace Council, has said his country will not pay the $1 billion joining fee for permanent membership in the organization.
·Vilnius, Lithuania
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