JAKARTA - The government of US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced 26 countries, including Indonesia, as founding members of the Peace Council initiative for the Gaza Strip.
A week after Trump officially introduced the Peace Council at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, the body launched its official account on the X social media platform.
As reported by ANTARA from Anadolu, the list of founding member countries includes Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Albania, Bahrain, Belarus, Bulgaria, Cambodia, El Salvador, Egypt, Hungary, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Mongolia, Morocco, Pakistan, Paraguay, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.
The countries are from the Middle East, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Caucasus.
A number of major European countries, such as France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, are not listed on the list. Their absence comes amid sharp differences with Trump, including on the issue of Greenland and tariff policies, which have sparked tensions in relations between Washington and a number of European capitals.
Ukraine questioned how it could participate in the council alongside Russia and Belarus.
Belarus received an invitation to join, while Russia was not on the list of members, although President Vladimir Putin said Moscow was ready to allocate 1 billion US dollars (around Rp16.7 trillion) from Russian assets frozen by the previous US administration to the council's budget.
Trump also revoked an invitation for Canada on the grounds of Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech at the World Economic Forum, which warned of the practice of economic coercion by major powers.
Trump announced the formation of the Peace Council on January 15 as part of his grand plan regarding the Gaza Strip, which later resulted in a ceasefire agreement.
The council was mandated through UN Security Council Resolution 2803 in November 2025.
Originally, the Peace Council was designed to oversee the ceasefire and reconstruction of the Gaza Strip. However, its charter expanded the council's mandate to include peace-building efforts throughout the region affected by or at risk of conflict.
Until now, further details regarding the mandate, leadership structure, and schedule for the Peace Council have not been officially announced.
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