Board of Peace, Japan considers sending ambassador for Gaza reconstruction | EUROtoday

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Japan is contemplating sending the ambassador accountable for Gaza reconstruction, Takeshi Okubo, to the primary assembly of the US-led Board of Peace, scheduled for this week in Washington. This was reported by authorities sources, underlining that the ultimate choice on Tokyo’s membership of the physique has not but been made.

The doable participation of the Japanese envoy in Thursday’s assembly, explains the Kyodo information company, would have the purpose of highlighting the significance of the Japanese-American alliance, in view of the summit scheduled for March between Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and American President Donald Trump. Japan additionally intends to clarify its place on contributing to the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, the sources added.

Takaichi had been invited to the assembly however determined to not attend because of the extraordinary parliamentary session convened on Wednesday. So far no G7 nation, apart from the United States, has joined the Board of Peace.

Trump’s plans for the Board

Trump stated Sunday that members of the physique – which he chairs – have pledged greater than $5 billion for Gaza reconstruction plans. The US president additionally expressed his intention to broaden the scope of the Board, remodeling it right into a physique able to contributing to the decision of conflicts at a worldwide degree.

The Board of Peace was established on January 22 in Davos, as a part of the second section of the ceasefire plan mediated by Washington and signed final October between Israel and the Hamas motion.