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Armenian premier travels to U.S. to take part in Board of Peace meeting

Armenian premier travels to U.S. to take part in Board of Peace meeting

ArmInfo. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan departed for the United States on a working visit.

The Prime Minister will participate in the first meeting of the Board  of Peace in Washington on February 19, according to a statement from  the Prime Minister's press service.

The Board of Peace, initiated by Donald Trump in January 2026 to  resolve the conflict in the Gaza Strip, is chaired by Trump himself.  The key executive board includes 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 22, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the leaders of  19 countries (including Armenia and Azerbaijan) signed the charter of  the Board of Peace on Gaza.  Trump called the organization's creation  a "great legacy" and said he hoped to achieve world peace, while US  Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that new countries could  join the Board of Peace. According to him, invitations were extended  to 50 countries, and 35 responded, including Russia and Belarus. The  current number of countries that have confirmed participation stands  at 26 (Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Albania, Cambodia, and the Republic of  Belarus have joined the Council).

As stated in the text of 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 Board of Peace is limited to  states invited to participate by the Chairman (Trump) and begins upon  notification that the state has agreed to be bound by the Charter in  accordance with paragraph XI. Each member state is represented on the  Board of Peace by its head of state or government.

The term of office of each member state is no more than three years  from the entry into force of the Charter, subject to renewal by the  Chairman. The three-year membership term does not apply to member  states that contribute more than $1,000,000,000 in cash to the Board  of Peace during the first year after the Charter's entry into force.  

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