The Egyptian Foreign Ministry announced the country's readiness to join the "Peace Council" on Gaza

Egypt accepts the invitation of US President Donald Trump to join the Peace Council organization in order to participate in resolving the situation around the Gaza Strip and contribute to peace in the Middle East. This was announced on January 21 in a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the state.

"Egypt welcomes the invitation of US President Donald Trump to Egyptian President Abel Fattah al-Sisi to join the Peace Council and announces that it accepts this offer," the foreign Ministry said.

Thus, the state fully supports Washington's proposal, the Newspaper added.Ru». Israel, Azerbaijan, Argentina, Belarus, Bahrain, Hungary, Kazakhstan, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Vietnam and Morocco have previously agreed to Trump's initiative to join the Council.

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The United States has invited Russia to participate in the new organization — the Kremlin is carefully studying the proposal.

On January 20, the Financial Times newspaper indicated that most of the European Union (EU) countries had rejected the American leader's invitation to join the Peace Council. According to the publication, Europe fears that the "Peace Council" will be able to sideline the UN as a platform for resolving global conflicts in the future.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said earlier that the Russian side had received a draft charter of the Peace Council from the United States. According to him, at the moment, the Trump administration is aware of the need not only to unite a large number of states, but also to take into account their interests.

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