US President Donald Trump. Picture: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP US President Donald Trump’s government has asked countries to pay $1 billion for a permanent spot on his “Board of Peace” aimed at resolving conflicts, according to its charter seen by AFP. The board was originally conceived to oversee the rebuilding of Gaza, but the charter does not appear to limit its role to the occupied Palestinian territory.
It will “undertake such peace-building functions in accordance with international law”, it adds. Trump will be chairman but also “separately serve as inaugural representative” of the US. “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.
He will pick members of an executive board to be “leaders of global stature” to “serve two-year terms, subject to removal by the chairman”. He may also, “acting on behalf of the Board of Peace”, “adopt resolutions or other directives”. The chairman can be replaced only in case of “voluntary resignation or as a result of incapacity”.
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