POTENTIAL MEMBERS
The Related Press reported that the US is predicted to announce its official checklist of members within the coming days, seemingly throughout the World Financial Discussion board assembly in Davos, Switzerland.
The preliminary response from two key allies, France and Canada, was lukewarm.
“At this stage, France can’t settle for,” French International Minister Jean-Noel Barrot mentioned on Monday throughout a debate with French lawmakers, noting that the board’s constitution goes past the scope of rebuilding and operating post-war Gaza endorsed by the United Nations.
He added that it’s “incompatible with France’s worldwide commitments and particularly its membership within the UN, which clearly can’t be referred to as into query underneath any circumstances”.
France is likely one of the 5 veto-wielding, everlasting members of the UN Safety Council, together with the US, China, Russia and Britain.
A Canadian authorities supply mentioned Ottawa is not going to pay to be on the board, and has not gotten a request to pay, after Prime Minister Carney indicated he would settle for an invite to affix.
Morocco’s king accepted Trump’s invitation to develop into a founding member of the board, its overseas ministry mentioned on Monday.
Morocco welcomes the second part of Trump’s complete peace plan, in addition to the official creation of the Nationwide Committee for the Administration of Gaza as a brief transitional physique, the ministry mentioned in an announcement.
Germany thanked Trump for the invitation and mentioned that it’s going to primarily look at what contribution Berlin could make in the direction of the objective of an enduring decision to the Gaza battle.
A German authorities spokesperson in Berlin mentioned that the federal government doesn’t share considerations about Trump’s board presumably undermining the UN.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer mentioned on Monday that Britain has signalled its willingness to play a task within the second part of a ceasefire in Gaza, when requested in regards to the board at a press convention.
In line with Reuters, Israel and Poland have additionally been invited to affix the board.
A professor of worldwide affairs advised AFP that the supply of everlasting membership for US$1 billion confirmed Trump is “making an attempt to show it right into a pay-to-play various to the UN Safety Council, however the place Trump alone workouts veto energy”.
SINGAPORE “NOT CAMPAIGNING”
In October 2025, Singapore’s International Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan mentioned that the nation was not campaigning for a seat on the “board of peace”.
“Let me take a step again and remind all people this: We’re Singaporeans. Our method is at all times to do extra, say much less, be quietly useful and constructive, work from the bottom up,” he mentioned in response to a parliamentary query.
“In order that’s why we’re not asking to sit down on any boards, however we’ll step up our longstanding cooperation with the Palestinian Authority.”
Dr Balakrishnan added that past the Singapore Cooperation Programme, which was created in 1992 to assist creating nations and areas develop, Singapore has additionally been partaking the Palestinian Authority with conferences on the senior ranges.
As an illustration, the Palestinian prime minister has been right here, whereas Singapore’s prime minister has been there, mentioned Dr Balakrishnan, including that he has additionally been there himself a number of occasions.
“We’ll customise particular programmes which are related for them, however they may take the lead on which programmes they’re involved in and the way Singapore can greatest handle their wants,” he mentioned.
He added that such an “understated, extra discreet, behind-the-scenes, useful, respectful method” is extra applicable for Singapore.
