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Egypt said it has accepted an invitation from U.S. President Donald Trump for President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to join the Board of Peace and said it will take the legal and constitutional steps required to complete the process.
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement Wednesday that it welcomed the invitation extended by Trump to Sisi to join the Board of Peace, announced its acceptance and said it will take the necessary legal and constitutional steps to complete the process.
Egypt renewed its appreciation for Trump’s leadership and his commitment to ending the war in Gaza and restoring security, peace and stability in the Middle East.
Egypt said it supports the Board of Peace’s mission within the framework of the second phase of the comprehensive plan to end the conflict in Gaza and in line with U.N. Security Council Resolution 2803.
It said it will continue its efforts, coordinating with the United States and partners, to consolidate the ceasefire, ensure the unimpeded delivery of humanitarian and relief aid, deploy an international stabilization force and empower the national committee tasked with administering the Gaza Strip to carry out its responsibilities.
Egypt also stressed the importance of launching early recovery projects across the enclave in preparation for reconstruction and advancing a path toward a just and lasting peace that fulfills the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination and statehood, paving the way for security and stability for all countries and peoples of the region.
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI accepted Monday an invitation to join the Board of Peace as a founding member and will move to ratify the body’s charter, while the United Arab Emirates has formally endorsed the initiative, becoming one of its earliest public backers.
Azerbaijan said Wednesday that it accepted an invitation to join Trump’s Board of Peace on Gaza.
Singapore, meanwhile, said it had received an invitation but was still evaluating it and had yet to make a final decision.
The initial response from two key allies, France and Canada, was more cautious, with both signaling reservations, including over provisions that appear to tie permanent membership to financial contributions.
Last week on Friday, the White House announced the formation of the Board of Peace alongside the approval of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, one of four bodies designated to manage the transitional phase in the enclave.
The White House has asked various world leaders to sit on the board, chaired by Trump himself, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
The White House said there would be a main board, a Palestinian committee of technocrats meant to govern devastated Gaza and a second executive board designed to have a more advisory role.
The board’s charter, seen by Agence France-Presse (AFP), said member countries will serve no longer than three years, subject to renewal by the chairman, unless they contribute more than $1 billion in cash funds to the Board of Peace within the first year of the charter’s entry into force.
The creation of the board coincided with the launch of the second phase of a ceasefire agreement that halted Israel’s war on Gaza, which has killed more than 71,000 people and injured over 171,000 others since October 2023.
The initiative is part of a 20-point plan proposed by Trump and adopted by the U.N. Security Council under Resolution 2803 in November 2025.
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