The presidents of Argentina and Romania said on Sunday they have been invited to attend the inaugural meeting of US President Donald Trump’s controversial “Peace Board” in Washington on February 19.
Romania’s President, Nicusor Dan, said on his Facebook page that his country had not yet made a decision on whether or not to accept the invitation.
“I have received an invitation to participate in the first meeting of the Peace Council, to be held in Washington, on February 19. As I said before, Romania welcomes the efforts of the US Administration to promote peace.
Since receiving the invitation to join the Peace Council last month, Romania has begun a process of consultations with the United States to clarify to what extent certain provisions of the Peace Council Charter can be revised or interpreted, in order to be fully consistent with the international obligations already assumed by the Romanian state.
“The decision regarding Romania’s participation in the February 19 event will be made after discussions with American partners regarding the format of the meeting with countries like Romania, which are currently not members of the Council, but wish to join under the terms of the Charter review,” he wrote on Facebook.
Javier Milei of Argentina said he would attend the event, while not attending a gala to be held at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago, Florida, residence on Monday, which he had planned to attend, his Chief of Staff Manuel Adorni announced Sunday.
On Saturday, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that he had also received an invitation to attend the meeting and that he intended to go.
Trump launched his “Peace Board” at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January, and some 19 countries have signed its founding charter.
Dozens of world leaders have received invitations to join the “Peace Board.” Permanent members must pay $1 billion to join.
Several countries – including Croatia, France, Italy, New Zealand and Norway – have already refused to join it, and others have said they might consider doing so only if its statute is changed.
According to its current charter, the “Peace Board” has Trump as its chairman and as the US representative.
