ArmInfo. The White House is planning a leaders meeting for the Gaza "Board of Peace" on Feb. 19, according to a U.S. official and diplomats from four countries who are on the board, Axios reports.
Why it matters: The White House wants to use the meeting to push forward the implementation of the second phase if the Gaza ceasefire deal and raise money for reconstruction.
The Board of Peace, established by Donald Trump in January 2026 to resolve the conflict in the Gaza Strip, was chaired by Trump himself. The key executive board included Marco Rubio (US Secretary of State), Steve Witkoff (special envoy), Jared Kushner (Trump's son-in-law), Tony Blair (former British Prime Minister), Marc Rowan (CEO of Apollo Global Management), and Ajay Banga (CEO of the World Bank).
On January 20, the Armenian Cabinet announced that US President Donald Trump had invited Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to join the Board of Peace on Gaza as a founding member, and the Prime Minister "accepted this invitation with pleasure and responsibility, reaffirming Armenia's commitment to promoting peace."
On January 22, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the leaders of 19 countries (including Armenia and Azerbaijan) signed the charter of the Gaza Peace Board. Trump called the organization's creation a "great legacy" and declared his hopes for world peace, while US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that more countries could join the Board of Peace. He stated that invitations were extended to 50 states, and 35 responded, including Russia and Belarus. Currently, the updated number of countries that have confirmed participation stands at 26 (Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Albania, Cambodia, and the Republic of Belarus have joined the Board).
According to the charter of the Board of Peace, an international body chaired by US President Donald Trump, published by The Times of Israel, membership in the Peace Council is limited to states invited by the Chairman (Trump) and begins upon notification that the state has agreed to be bound by the Charter in accordance with Article XI. Each member state is represented on the Peace Council by its head of state or government.
The term of office of each member state shall not exceed three years from the entry into force of the Charter, subject to extension by the Chairman. The three-year term of membership shall not apply to member states that contribute more than $1,000,000,000 in cash to the Peace Council during the first year after the entry into force of the Charter.
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