Switzerland to participate as an observer in Trump's Board of Peace meeting

Switzerland will attend the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace in Washington on Thursday as an observer. The Swiss are interested in supporting reconstruction efforts in Gaza. But the question of membership has not yet been decided. "Switzerland will be represented by Monika Schmutz Kirgöz, Head of the Middle East and North Africa Division of the [foreign ministry], and by Ralf Heckner, Swiss Ambassador to Washington", the ministry told news agency Keystone-SDA. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox "The question of whether Switzerland should formally join the Board of Peace will be examined by the Federal Council [Switzerland's executive] at a later date", the ministry added. The first meeting of the Board of Peace will focus on the situation in the Gaza Strip and its reconstruction. Through its participation, "Switzerland is reaffirming its support for the United States' Gaza Peace Plan and for United Nations Security Council Resolution 2803, which ...