Paraguay Accepts Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ Invitation

Paraguay Accepts Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ Invitation


The administration of Paraguayan conservative President Santiago Peña accepted President Donald Trump’s invitation to his proposed international Board of Peace, Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez Lezcano announced.

The Paraguayan state-owned television network Paraguay TV reports Ramírez Lezcano confirmed and accepted the invitation extended by President Trump to President Peña.

The “Board of Peace” is an initiative presented by President Trump that call upon nations to join the group with the aim of resolving conflicts. This week, President Trump announced that the proposal seeks a $1 billion payment from countries seeking to attain permanent membership, as opposed a three-year appointment. The amount raised would go to rebuilding Gaza.

Ramírez Lezcano clarified that the country’s accession to the proposal “does not entail any binding financial commitments,” referring to the $1 billion permanent

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