The signing ceremony for the establishment of th Board of Peace took place on Thursday in Davos, with Donald Trump declaring that “almost every country wants to be part of it”.
The event opened with an announcement welcoming the founding members of the Board of Peace onto the stage. Trump described the day as “very exciting” and long in the making, stressing that he would continue to work with “many others, including the United Nations”.
He said the new body has the potential to become “one of the most important institutions ever created” and added that it was an honour for him to serve as its president. “It will work beautifully… almost every country wants to be part of this,” he said.
“The Ukraine deal proved the most difficult”
Trump claimed that “we have peace in the Middle East” and repeated his assertion that he has “settled eight wars”, adding that the end of another conflict is “coming very soon”.
Referring to the war in Ukraine, he said that what he initially thought would be easy “turned out to be probably the most difficult”. He cited the death of “29,000 people, mostly soldiers, last month”, calling it a “terrible” figure, while maintaining that “we are making great progress” in peace talks.
He also stated that “today the world is richer, safer and far more peaceful than it was just a year ago”. On Gaza, he said the war there is “really nearing its end”, although “there are a few small fires that still need to be put out”.
Global threats “are receding”
Trump made particular reference to US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities during the 12-day conflict with Iran, claiming they had “eliminated” the country’s nuclear capability.
“Iran wants to talk, and it will talk,” he added.
He argued that threats to Europe, America and the Middle East are “truly receding”, saying that “just a year ago the world was on fire”.
Who attended
Representatives from around 20 countries attended the signing ceremony of the Board of Peace. Among them:
- US President Donald Trump
- Emir of Bahrain
- FM of Morocco
- President of Argentina
- Prime Minister of Armenia
- President of Azerbaijan
- Prime Minister of Bulgaria
- PM of Hungary
- President of Indonesia
- Deputy PM of Jordan
- President of Kazakhstan
- President of Kosovo
- PM of Pakistan
- President of Paraguay
- PM of Qatar
- FM of Saudi Arabia
- FM of Turkey
- Chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority of UAE
- Representative of Uzbekistan
- PM of Mongolia
Addressing those present, Trump said: “We are truly honoured by your presence today,” adding of the leaders on stage: “Every one of them is a friend of mine… I like every single one of them.”
He also thanked those attending, including former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair.
After concluding his speech, Trump invited representatives from Bahrain and Morocco to formally ratify the Peace Council by signing the charter. Other members followed, completing the ratification of the new body.
Source: CNN