US President Donald Trump announced that countries participating in the Gaza Peace Council have committed…
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Cyprus accepts invitation to attend President Trump’s Board of Peace meeting on Gaza as an observer on February 19 in Washington, highlighting its key regional role in stability and peace efforts despite its small size.
President Donald Trump has officially invited Pope Leo XIV and the Holy See to join the “Board of Peace,” a Middle East alliance aimed at ending the Gaza conflict, coordinating reconstruction, and advancing a lasting Palestinian state aligned with UN Security Council Resolution 2803. Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin confirmed the invitation is under review, potentially adding significant spiritual influence to a group already including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey, Israel, and others with major investment commitments. While Norway has declined, the Vatican’s possible participation could prove transformative for Trump’s peace initiative.
Athens is showing reluctance to join U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza oversight and reconstruction, aligning with most European nations in leaning toward rejection—except for Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, who has accepted. The proposal, expanding beyond the UN-endorsed temporary Gaza framework, raises concerns over undermining the United Nations and creating a U.S.-led parallel structure.
The UN Security Council passed Trump’s Gaza peace plan 13-0, with only Russia and China abstaining. The resolution empowers an international “Board of Peace” to oversee Gaza for two years. Hamas rejected the plan, and tensions rise in Israel over Palestinian statehood.
President Donald Trump signed a historic Israel-Hamas peace agreement in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, marking the first phase of a ceasefire after the release of Israeli hostages. Joined by leaders including Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides, Trump hailed the deal as a 3,000-year milestone for Middle East peace.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and President Constantine Tassoulas expressed optimism that the upcoming peace agreement to be signed in Sharm el-Sheikh could mark a turning point for the Middle East. During their meeting on Monday, Mitsotakis highlighted Greece’s role as a credible mediator and pillar of stability in the Eastern Mediterranean, while Tassoulas underlined the historic nature of the initiative and Greece’s readiness to contribute to reconstruction efforts in Gaza.
Greece will continue to uphold its principled stance on the Palestinian issue and support efforts to end the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis told Parliament on Friday. Backing an Arab-led peace and reconstruction plan, he emphasized the urgency of diplomatic cooperation amid rising regional tensions. His remarks came in response to opposition criticism over the government’s ongoing ties with Israel despite war crime allegations.
