Cyprus to join Trump’s upcoming Board of Peace meeting as observer
The announcement by government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis comes on X.
Letymbiotis said, “The Republic of Cyprus has received and accepted an invitation to participate, with Observer status, in the forthcoming Gaza meeting of the Peace Council to be held in Washington on February 19, 2026.”
“Our country’s participation is part of the steady and active regional role it has played from the very first moment of the crisis, with initiatives and specific proposals to international partners,” he added.
Hungary and Bulgaria are among the other European Union member states that recently confirmed their participation in the gathering.
Albania’s leader to attend Board of Peace meeting in US
Edi Rama, Albania’s prime minister, will travel to Washington, DC, in the coming week to attend the first meeting of Trump’s initiative on Thursday, he says on a podcast.
“I will be in Washington for the official creation of the peace council and the launch of the activities of this council,” Rama said in an interview with the Albanian podcast Flasim.
The board, of which Trump is the chairman, was originally intended to oversee the rebuilding of the Gaza Strip after two years of Israel’s genocidal war, but its charter appears to extend beyond the Palestinian enclave.
Romanian president to attend Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ meeting as observer
Romanian President Nicusor Dan has announced that he will attend as observer the first meeting of US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace”.
“Next week I will take part in the first meeting of the Board of Peace in Washington, responding to the invitation addressed by the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump,” Dan wrote on X, after having recently said that his country was still considering whether to join the body, of which Trump is the chairman.
“Romania will have observer status and I will reaffirm our strong support for international peace efforts and our willingness to participate in the reconstruction process in the Gaza Strip,” Dan added on X.
