Morocco accepts Trump’s invitation to join Gaza peace board

RABAT - King Mohammed VI of Morocco accepted an invitation by President Donald Trump to join as a founding member of the US-led Board of Peace, Morocco’s foreign ministry said on Monday.

Morocco welcomes the second phase of Trump’s comprehensive peace plan, as well as the official creation of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza as a temporary transitional body, the ministry said in a statement.

Trump originally proposed establishing the Board of Peace when he announced last September his plan to end the war in Gaza. But an invitation sent to world leaders last week outlines a broad role ending conflicts globally.

A draft charter sent to about 60 countries by the US administration calls for members to contribute $1 billion in cash if they want their membership to last more than three years.

Governments reacted cautiously on Sunday to Trump's invitation, a plan that diplomats said could harm the work of the United Nations.