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France “does not mean to reply favourably” to an invitation to articulation U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace”, a root adjacent to President Emmanuel Macron told AFP connected Monday (January 19, 2026).
The committee was primitively conceived to oversee the rebuilding of war-torn Gaza, but the charter does not look to bounds its relation to the occupied Palestinian territory.
Its charter “goes beyond the sole model of Gaza”, the root adjacent to the French President said.
“It raises large questions, peculiarly regarding respect for the principles and operation of the United Nations, which nether nary circumstances tin beryllium called into question,” they added.
France is simply a imperishable subordinate of the U.N. Security Council.
Earlier connected Monday (January 19), the French Foreign Ministry issued a connection reiterating the country’s committedness to the U.N.
“This remains the keystone of effectual multilateralism, wherever planetary law, the sovereign equality of states, and the peaceful colony of disputes prevail implicit arbitrariness, powerfulness authorities and war,” it said.
The Ministry added it was reviewing the projected ineligible model of the committee with its partners, raising interest that the “project extends beyond the concern successful Gaza”.
The root adjacent to the French President, however, noted that France “remains afloat committed to a ceasefire successful Gaza and to a credible governmental skyline for Palestinians and Israelis”.
Canada volition not wage for spot
Meanwhile, Canada volition not wage to beryllium connected the board, a authorities root told AFP Monday (January 19, 2026), aft Prime Minister Mark Carney indicated helium would judge an invitation to articulation the body.
“Canada volition not wage for a spot connected the board, nor has that been requested of Canada astatine this time,” the authorities root said.
Member countries, represented connected the committee by their Head of State oregon Government, would beryllium allowed to articulation for 3 years oregon longer if they paid much than $1 cardinal successful currency wrong the archetypal year, the charter says.
“The projected Charter is inactive a papers nether discussion, and galore presumption and conditions are inactive being worked out,” the authorities root further said.
The root added that Mr. Carney had initially indicated helium would articulation the committee “because it is important to person a spot astatine the array to signifier this process from within”.
