Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters on Sunday that he has agreed to join US President Donald Trump’s “Peace Board,” aimed at supporting the reconstruction of Gaza.
Carney told reporters in Doha that Trump asked him about joining the board “a few weeks ago.”
“There is a humanitarian crisis in Gaza going on and Canada will do everything possible to deal with this situation,” he said at a press conference at the museum of Islamic art in the Gulf state’s capital.
He said the president asked him this question a few weeks ago and he said yes and he and Canada will do everything possible to bring peace to the region.
Carney said there is still no unrestricted humanitarian aid flow to the people of Gaza and that is “the first step forward.”
The prime minister said that the details of how the board and funding will work still need to be worked out.
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The Peace Board is part of the peace plan created by Trump that has seen an end to fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
The creation of the new agency has raised concerns that it could disrupt the United Nations system of international cooperation that Trump has long called dysfunctional and dysfunctional, and put Trump in control of how money is distributed.
The text of this constitution, published by various international media, states that “there is a need for a more intelligent and effective international peace organization” than the UN.
The board will be chaired by Trump himself, and its senior members include Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and former UK prime minister Tony Blair.
Earlier this month, Trump withdrew from several international organizations, many of which are related to the UN.
Carney said working through the peace board is “consistent” with Canada’s intentions to ensure that “unstoppable” humanitarian aid can go into the region and work toward a two-state solution.
“We will look at all avenues to do that,” he said.
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