"The three-year membership term shall not apply to Member States thatcontribute more than USD $1,000,000,000 in cash funds to the Board of Peacewithin the first year of the Charter's entry into force." Membership of the board would be "limited to States invited to participate bythe Chairman," according to the draft charter. Trump would have the power to remove member states from the board, subject toa veto by two-third of members, and choose his replacement should he leavehis role as chairman. The "Board of Peace" began to take shape on Saturday when the leaders ofEgypt, Turkey, Argentina and Canada were asked to join. Trump also named as members Secretary of State Marco Rubio, former Britishprime minister Tony Blair, senior negotiator Steve Witkoff and his son-in-lawJared Kushner.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha January 19, 2026 15:15 UTC