Russian president Vladimir Putin. © Sputnik/Sergey Bobylev
Russia was invited to sit on the fresh "Council of Peace", proposed by U.S. president Donald Trump, who is to direct postwar governments and rebuild the Gaza Strip, reported a spokesperson for Kremlin Dmitri Pieskov.
Trump proposed to establish a council late last year after the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
The initiative provides for the creation of an global board to oversee reconstruction financing, safety arrangements and political coordination in the Gaza Strip, cooperating with the Palestinian technocratic administration during the transitional period.
The White home reported that this body could later be extended to include another conflicts.
According to the draft documents, states may join the council, but their participation will be limited to 3 years, unless they pay over a billion dollars in cash in the first year.
In an interview with journalists on Monday, Pieskov confirmed that Putin was invited to join the council by diplomatic channels. "We are analyzing the details of the proposal.
We hope to make contact with the American side to explain all nuances” – said, without getting into the details of the offer.
A wide scope of countries in Europe, the mediate East and Asia, including US allies and regional powers, confirmed receiving invitations.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and head of the Communist organization of Vietnam To Lam accepted the invitations.
However, respective countries have expressed caution by asking the United States to explain what membership of this body would involve.
Critics argued that the Council could impose on or marginalise existing UN mechanisms.
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source:https://www.rt.com/russia/631141-putin-trump-invited-board-peace-gasa/
