Italy insists it will not join Trump's Peace Board

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni/DOK European Union

JAKARTA - Italy insists it will not join the Board of Peace (Board of Peace) President Donald Trump's idea.

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani told Sky TG24 News channel that the decision was based on "constitutional obstacles".

However, the Italian Foreign Minister ensured that his country was always ready to play a role in the recovery in the Middle East.

Similarly, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni last month told Rai News channel that the "inconsistency with the constitution" prevented Italy from joining the signing ceremony of the Charter of the Peace Council.

Meloni said there was a mismatch between the Charter of the Council of Peace and Article 11 of the Italian constitution which allowed the country "to waive part of its sovereignty only on the condition of equality between states" to international organizations in order to realize peace and justice.

His party sees that the Peace Council has not fulfilled the provisions.

Representatives from 19 countries signed the Charter of the Peace Council on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on January 22. The Peace Council was formed in order to realize a peaceful resolution of the conflict in the Gaza Strip.

Washington said a number of other countries had joined the organization.

Meanwhile, the first heads of state meeting of the Peace Council will be held in Washington DC on February 19. Efforts to raise funds for the reconstruction of Gaza are expected to be the main issue in the meeting.

It is not yet known whether the leader of the Zionist regime of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu will come to the meeting.