India Participates As Observer At US Board Of Peace Gathering

<p>New York/Washington, Feb 19 (PTI) India on Thursday attended the inaugural meeting of US President Donald Trump&rsquo;s Board of Peace on Gaza as an &ldquo;observer&rdquo; country.</p> <p>According to a list of attendees at the meeting held at the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace, India was represented by Charg&eacute; d'affaires at the Indian Embassy in Washington DC Namgya Khampa.</p> <p>India has not joined the Board of Peace, which has been set up by Trump for the redevelopment of the Gaza Strip.</p> <p>Trump announced that the US will commit USD 10 billion to the Board, whose members include 27 nations such as Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Hungary, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.</p> <p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the numerous global leaders that the US President had invited to join the board that was announced under the second phase of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.</p> <p>India was among the countries not present at a January 22 ceremony in Davos where Trump unveiled the Board of Peace that seeks to work towards bringing lasting peace to Gaza and possibly resolve other global conflicts.</p> <p>The Board of Peace is perceived as a rival to the UN. Trump has previously said that the Board of Peace &ldquo;might&rdquo; replace the UN, which he said has never lived up to its potential.&nbsp;</p> <p><em><strong>(This report has been published as part of the auto-generated syndicate wire feed. Apart from the headline, no editing has been done in the copy by ABP Live.)</strong></em></p>

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