Palestinian women receive donated food at a community kitchen in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Young Palestinians play volleyball at a tent camp sheltering displaced families in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinian women line up to receive donated food at a community kitchen in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
JERUSALEM (AP) — Several countries have said they will join U.S. President Donald Trump's Board of Peace, while a few European nations have declined their invitations. Many have not yet responded to Trump's invites.
Chaired by Trump, the board was originally envisioned as a small group of world leaders overseeing the Gaza ceasefire plan. But the Trump administration’s , with Trump extending and hinting at the board’s future role as conflict mediator.
A White House official has said about 30 countries were expected to join the board, without providing details, while about 50 had been invited.
Here is a tally by The Associated Press on what countries are joining, which are not and which are undecided.
Countries that have accepted invitations to join the board
— Argentina
— Armenia
— Azerbaijan
— Bahrain
— Belarus
— Egypt
— Hungary
— Indonesia
— Jordan
— Kazakhstan
— Kosovo
— Morocco
— Pakistan
— Qatar
— Saudi Arabia
— Turkey
— United Arab Emirates
— Uzbekistan
— Vietnam
Countries that will not join the board, at least for now
— France
— Norway
— Slovenia
— Sweden
— The United Kingdom
Countries that have been invited but remain noncommittal:
— Cambodia
— China
— Croatia
— Germany
— India
— Italy
— The European Union's executive arm
— Paraguay
— Russia
— Singapore
— Thailand
— Ukraine
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