Trump invites Turkish President Erdogan to join the Gaza peace board as a founding member
Türkiye's Head of Communications Burhanettin Duran says that an invitation letter was sent to Erdogan to become a founding member of the Board of Peace.
US President Donald Trump, as the founding chair of the Board of Peace for Gaza, has invited Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to join the board.
"On January 16, US President Donald Trump, in his capacity as the founding chairman of the Board of Peace, sent a letter inviting our President, Mr Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to become a founding member of the Board of Peace," said Burhanettin Duran, Türkiye's Head of Communications, in a post on Turkish social media platform NSosyal.
Duran said the UN Security Council, in Resolution 2803, supported the Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, which was announced by Trump and led to a ceasefire. In this regard, he added, the Board of Peace and its bodies are being established to ensure security and reconstruction of Gaza.
Second phase of Gaza ceasefire
US envoy Steve Witkoff announced on Wednesday that the second phase of a ceasefire agreement had begun as part of Trump’s 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza.
US President Donald Trump said the next phase of his plan "officially" began.
"As Chairman of the Board of Peace, I am backing a newly appointed Palestinian Technocratic Government, the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, supported by the Board's High Representative, to govern Gaza during its transition.
"These Palestinian leaders are unwaveringly committed to a PEACEFUL future!" he said.
Trump said a "comprehensive demilitarisation agreement" with Hamas will be secured with the support of Egypt, Türkiye, and Qatar.
"Board of Peace"
The White House also announced the formation of an Executive Board to support governance and service delivery under the "Board of Peace."
Those named include Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan; Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff; Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner; former British prime minister Tony Blair; United Arab Emirates Minister of State for International Cooperation Reem Al-Hashimy; veteran Qatari diplomat Ali Al-Thawadi; Egypt’s intelligence chief Hassan Rashad; former UN envoy Nickolay Mladenov; Cypriot-Israeli businessman Yakir Gabay; and Dutch politician Sigrid Kaag.