Joining Trump's 'Board of Peace' not be interpreted as move to join Abraham Accords: Pakistan

By Aamir Latif

KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) - Pakistan said on Thursday that joining the newly formed “Board of Peace” introduced by US President Donald Trump should not be interpreted as a move toward joining the Abraham Accords.

Addressing a news briefing in the capital Islamabad, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said Pakistan’s primary objective in joining the Board of Peace is to consolidate and sustain the ceasefire in Gaza, support reconstruction efforts, and advance a just and lasting peace based on the Palestinian right to self-determination.

The Abraham Accords are normalization agreements signed between Israel and several Muslim-majority countries during Trump’s first term. Four nations, including Bahrain, Morocco, Sudan, and the United Arab Emirates, are currently signatories.

Andrabi further clarified that joining the “Board of Peace” does not signal any shift in Pakistan’s foreign policy alignment, stressing that engagement with the board is unrelated to any membership or participation in an International Stabilization Force.

Pakistan’s participation, he said, should be viewed within the broader framework of initiatives by eight Islamic countries aimed at promoting peace in Gaza and working toward a lasting solution to the Palestinian issue.

“The government’s position remains that diplomatic or cooperative forums do not automatically translate into formal alliances or treaty commitments,” he maintained.

Referring to the suffering, death, and destruction faced by the people of Gaza, Andrabi said the “Board of Peace” offers a “viable glimmer of hope for Gaza and the wider Palestinian question.”

Trump formally introduced the “Board of Peace” last week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, naming 26 countries as founding members of the initiative.

The founding members include Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Albania, Bahrain, Belarus, Bulgaria, Cambodia, El Salvador, Egypt, Hungary, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Mongolia, Morocco, Pakistan, Paraguay, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam, spanning the Middle East, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Caucasus.