WASHINGTON
\nUS President Donald Trump\u2019s government has asked countries to pay $1 billion for a permanent spot on his \u201cBoard of Peace\u201d aimed at resolving conflicts, according to US media reports.
\nThe White House has asked various world leaders to sit on the board, chaired by Trump himself, including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Hungarian Premier Viktor Orban and Canada\u2019s Mark Carney.
\nMember countries \u2014 represented on the board by their head of state \u2014 would be allowed to join for three years, or longer if they contributed more than $1 billion within the first year, according to Bloomberg, which first reported the sum.
\n\u201cEach member state shall serve a term of no more than three years from this charter\u2019s entry into force, subject to renewal by the chairman,\u201d stated the board\u2019s draft charter obtained by Bloomberg and other media.
\n\u201cThe three-year membership term shall not apply to member states that contribute more than USD $1,000,000,000 in cash funds to the Board of Peace within the first year of the Charter\u2019s entry into force.\u201d
\nThe board was originally conceived to oversee the rebuilding of Gaza, but its charter, widely cited by US media, does not appear to limit its role to the Palestinian territory.
\nThe White House said there would be a main board, a Palestinian committee of technocrats meant to govern the war-wracked territory, and a second \u201cexecutive board\u201d that appears designed to have a more advisory role.
\n\u201cThe Board of Peace is an international organisation that seeks to promote stability, restore dependable and lawful governance, and secure enduring peace in areas affected or threatened by conflict,\u201d the charter says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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