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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will visit Switzerland to attend the signing ceremony of U.S. President Donald Trump's international "Board of Peace" charter on behalf of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.
Fidan will attend the ceremony this Thursday on behalf of Erdogan, said the Foreign Ministry.
The United Nations Security Council, through Resolution No. 2803 adopted on Nov. 17, 2025, decided to support the Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict announced by Trump on Sept. 29, 2025.
Within this framework, a Board of Peace chaired by Trump was established. Trump invited Erdogan to join the council as a founding member responsible for the reconstruction and security of Gaza.
According to diplomatic sources, the new structure consists of three main bodies: the Peace Council, the Peace Steering Board and the Gaza Administration Board.
Trump’s Middle East special envoy Steve Witkoff said on Jan. 14 that the second phase of the 20-point Gaza plan had been launched.
Trump is expected to formally announce the first charter of what he has called the “Board of Peace” on Thursday in Davos, Switzerland.
The body, aimed at resolving international conflicts, carries a $1 billion price tag for permanent membership. While it was originally conceived to oversee the rebuilding of Gaza, a draft of the charter seen by AFP does not limit its mandate to the Palestinian territory.
According to its founding charter, the Board of Peace will be chaired by Trump.
It is described as “an international organization that seeks to promote stability, restore dependable and lawful governance, and secure enduring peace in areas affected or threatened by conflict,” the preamble reads.
The board will “undertake such peace-building functions in accordance with international law,” it adds.
Under the charter, Trump will serve as chairman while also “separately serv(ing)” as the representative of the United States.
“The chairman shall have exclusive authority to create, modify or dissolve subsidiary entities as necessary or appropriate to fulfil the Board of Peace’s mission,” the document states.
Trump will appoint members of an executive board described as “leaders of global stature,” who will serve two-year terms and may be removed by the chairman.
The charter says the chairman can be replaced only in cases of “voluntary resignation or as a result of incapacity.”
A U.S. official confirmed that Trump could retain the chairmanship even after leaving the White House “until he resigns it,” although a future U.S. president could appoint a different U.S. representative.
Member states must be invited by the U.S. president and will be represented by their head of state or government.
Each member “shall serve a term of no more than three years,” the charter says. However, the three-year limit does not apply to member states that contribute more than $1 billion in cash funds within the first year of the charter’s entry into force.
The U.S. official said membership “does not carry any mandatory funding obligation beyond whatever a state or partner chooses to contribute voluntarily.”
The board will hold annual meetings, with decisions taken by majority vote and the chairman breaking any ties.
The executive board will be chaired by Trump and include seven members:
Dozens of countries have received invitations, including close U.S. allies and rivals.
China was invited, though a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Wednesday that Beijing would defend the international system with the United Nations “at its core.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy were both invited despite Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Several governments said they would join, including Hungary under Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Argentina under President Javier Milei and Israel under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev is also invited, and Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said he would attend Thursday’s ceremony.
The United Arab Emirates and Egypt said they would participate. Canada said it would join but ruled out paying the $1 billion fee for permanent membership.
France said it would not join, prompting Trump to threaten high tariffs on French wine.
Zelenskyy said it would be “very hard” to sit on a council alongside Russia, adding that diplomats were “working on it.”
Britain expressed concern over Putin’s invitation.
“Putin is the aggressor in an illegal war against Ukraine, and he has shown time and time again he is not serious about peace,” a Downing Street spokesperson said.
Norway also said it would not participate, saying the proposal “raises a number of questions.”
According to the charter, the Board of Peace will enter into force “upon expression of consent to be bound by three States.”
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