Washington DC: US President Donald Trump on Friday withdrew the invitation from Canada to join the Board of Peace.<\/p>\n
In what appeared to be a curt post on Truth Social on Friday, Trump reiterated his stance of calling it the \u201cmost prestigious board\u201d to ever be assembled. He said, \u201cDear Prime Minister Carney: Please let this Letter serve to represent that the Board of Peace is withdrawing its invitation to you regarding Canada\u2019s joining, what will be, the most prestigious Board of Leaders ever assembled, at any time. Thank you for your attention to this matter!\u201d<\/p>\n
The development follows after US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed the charter to formally launch his \u201cBoard of Peace\u201d initiative at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, describing it as a major step towards global conflict resolution.<\/p>\n
Calling it a \u201cvery exciting day, long in the making\u201d, Trump said, \u201cWe\u2019re going to have peace in the world,\u201d and added, \u201cAnd we\u2019re all stars.\u201d In his opening remarks, Trump said, \u201cJust one year ago the world was actually on fire, a lot of people didn\u2019t know it,\u201d but claimed \u201cmany good things are happening\u201d and threats worldwide \u201care really calming down.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trump, flanked by leaders from founding member countries, said his administration was \u201csettling eight wars\u201d and claimed that \u201ca lot of progress\u201d had been made towards ending Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n
Trump has previously also described the newly-formed body as potentially the \u201cmost prestigious board ever formed.\u201d<\/p>\n
The formation of the Gaza Board of Peace, as part of Phase 2 of the 20-Point Peace Plan to end the conflict in West Asia, aims to promote stability and oversee post-conflict reconstruction in the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n
The Board of Peace was proposed by Trump last September as part of his plan to end the war in Gaza, although the initiative now seems to be aimed at mediating global conflict more broadly.<\/p>\n
Administration officials said around 35 nations had committed to join, while 60 nations received invitations. Trump also suggested the new body could assume roles currently held by the United Nations.<\/p>\n
Earlier on Wednesday at the World Economic Forum, the US President had slammed Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney over the latter\u2019s remarks at the WEF, saying that the country should be more \u201cgrateful\u201d toward the US.<\/p>\n
During his address at the 56th Annual Summit of the WEF in Davos, Trump said its northern neighbour \u201cgets a lot of freebies\u201d from Washington, noting that it is not as grateful as it should be.<\/p>\n
\u201cCanada gets a lot of freebies from us, by the way. They should also be grateful, but they\u2019re not. I saw your Prime Minister yesterday; he wasn\u2019t so grateful. They should be grateful to us,\u201d Trump said, adding that his plan to build a \u201cGolden Dome\u201d missile defence system will also provide protection to Canada.<\/p>\n
\u201cCanada lives because of the United States. Remember that, Mark, the next time you make your statements,\u201d Trump said, underscoring the strategic and security role of the US in protecting its northern neighbour.<\/p>\n
Trump\u2019s remarks were aimed at Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who, in his WEF address, highlighted \u201can era of great power rivalry, where the rules-based order is fading,\u201d and also opposed tariff coercion, in a veiled reference to Washington\u2019s use of the financial tool to acquire Greenland.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney warned that the world is witnessing a fundamental \u201crupture\u201d in the global order rather than a gradual transition, cautioning against weaponising trade, finance, and supply chains.<\/p>\n
In his address at the WEF, Carney opposed tariff coercion in a veiled reference to Washington \u2013including measures linked to Greenland\u2013and urged renewed multilateral engagement to safeguard sovereignty, stability and prosperity.<\/p>\n
He noted that the era of a stable, rules-based international system had given way to a harsher geopolitical reality marked by great power rivalry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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