US President Donald Trump’s newly established “Board of Peace” on Wednesday announced 26 countries as founding members, including Pakistan.
The announcement came a week after Trump formally introduced the initiative at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The board also launched its official account on the social media platform X.
In a post, the board said it welcomed Pakistan as a founding member of the international initiative.
The list of founding members includes Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Albania, Bahrain, Belarus, Bulgaria, Cambodia, El Salvador, Egypt, Hungary, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Mongolia, Morocco, Paraguay, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.
The countries span regions across the Middle East, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caucasus.
Several major European powers were absent from the list. France, Germany and the United Kingdom did not feature among the founding members. Their exclusion comes amid tensions with Trump over issues such as Greenland and tariff policies, which have strained relations between Washington and parts of Europe.
Ukraine raised concerns about participation alongside Russia and Belarus. Belarus accepted the invitation to join the board. Russia was not included, despite President Vladimir Putin saying Moscow was prepared to allocate $1 billion from Russian assets frozen by the previous US administration to support the initiative.
Trump also withdrew Canada’s invitation. He cited Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech at the World Economic Forum, where Carney warned against economic coercion by major powers.
Trump announced the creation of the Board of Peace on January 15 as part of his broader plan for Gaza. A ceasefire agreement followed under that framework.
The United Nations Security Council authorised the board under Resolution 2803 in November 2025.
The board was initially designed to oversee the Gaza ceasefire and reconstruction. Its charter later expanded its scope to include peace-building in all regions affected by or at risk of conflict.
The board has yet to announce further details regarding its mandate, leadership structure or implementation timeline.