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Spain has officially declined to join the US-led Gaza Peace Board, stating that the initiative falls outside the framework of the United Nations and does not include Palestinian representation.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced the decision while speaking to journalists after the European Union summit in Brussels. He said Spain appreciated the invitation but had decided not to participate in what he described as a “so-called peace board.”
“We value the invitation, but we are not accepting it,” Sánchez said, emphasizing that Spain could not support an initiative that operates beyond the mandate of the United Nations.
The Spanish prime minister further pointed out that the Gaza Peace Board does not include the Palestinian Authority, which he said is a critical stakeholder in any discussion related to Gaza and the West Bank.
Sánchez stressed that the future of Gaza and the occupied West Bank must be determined by the Palestinian people themselves, without external arrangements that sideline legitimate Palestinian representation.
The Gaza Board of Peace was established by former US President Donald Trump and includes several countries from the Middle East and beyond. Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, Indonesia, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and the United Arab Emirates have already joined the initiative.
Additionally, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Hungary, Kosovo, Morocco, and Vietnam have also announced their participation in the Gaza Peace Board.
Spain’s refusal highlights growing divisions among international stakeholders over how peace initiatives related to Gaza should be structured and who should be included in decision-making processes.
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