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Spain volition not instrumentality portion successful the Board of Peace inaugural launched by U.S. President Donald Trump to tackle planetary conflicts, saying the determination was accordant with its content successful multilateralism and the United Nations system.
“We admit the invitation, but we decline,” Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told reporters precocious connected Thursday (January 22, 2026) aft an EU acme successful Brussels.
Washington says the assemblage volition assistance broker and show ceasefires, organise information arrangements and coordinate rebuilding successful places emerging from war. The conception stems from Trump’s Gaza bid plan.
Missing from the board’s motorboat ceremonial held astatine the World Economic Forum successful Switzerland’s Davos connected Thursday (January 22) were accepted U.S. allies specified as Canada, Britain and each European Union members but Hungary and Bulgaria.
Mr. Sanchez cited consistency with Madrid’s committedness to planetary law, the U.N. and multilateralism arsenic the main reasons it was declining to participate.
Mr. Sanchez besides said the Board of Peace did not see the Palestinian Authority.
Israel has joined the board, on with Middle Eastern countries specified arsenic Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
