Spain has declined to join the Board of Peace initiative launched by US President Donald Trump to address global conflicts, noting that its decision aligns with its commitment to multilateralism and the United Nations system, according to Reuters.
“We appreciate the invitation, but we decline,” Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez told reporters late Thursday following an EU summit in Brussels.
The United States underscored that the Board of Peace will broker and monitor ceasefires, arrange security frameworks, and coordinate reconstruction in war-torn regions, a concept rooted in President Trump’s Gaza peace plan.
The launch of the Board of Peace at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday showed striking absences: traditional US allies including Canada, Britain, and approximately all European Union members except Hungary and Bulgaria.
Sánchez stressed that Spain’s refusal was driven by its commitment to international law, the United Nations, and multilateralism.
He also noted that the Board of Peace rules out the Palestinian Authority, even as Israel joined alongside regional powers such as Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
Spain, alongside Ireland and Norway, recognized the Palestinian state in 2024.
Sánchez has been an outspoken critic of Israel’s genocide in Gaza that continued for two years, killing more than 70,000 Palestinians.
In October 2023, Spain decided to stop selling any weapons to the Israeli occupation because of its bloody war in Gaza.
Moreover, the government pledged to stop purchasing any ammunition from Israel in 2024 due to its genocide in Gaza.
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