ASTANA: Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will join the “Board of Peace” proposed by US President Donald Trump after accepting an invitation to do so and wants to contribute to bringing about a stable Middle East peace, his spokesperson said on Monday.
The board would be chaired for life by Trump and would start by addressing the Gaza conflict and then be expanded to deal with other conflicts, according to a copy of the letter and draft charter seen by Reuters.
Tokayev’s spokesman, Ruslan Zheldibay, said that Kazakhstan’s leader was one of the first leaders to receive an invitation from Trump.
“The head of state sent a letter to the president of the United States expressing sincere gratitude and confirming his agreement to join this new association,” Zheldibay said.
“President K. Tokayev confirmed Kazakhstan’s commitment to contribute to the achievement of lasting peace in the Middle East, strengthening interstate trust and global stability,” he added.
The news was first reported by the Tengri news outlet.
Trump has invited 60 countries to join the “Board of Peace,” but permanent membership will be available to those who pay $1 billion.
President of Kazakhstan to join Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace,’ spokesperson says
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President of Kazakhstan to join Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace,’ spokesperson says
- Kazakhstan says it was invited to ‘Board of Peace’
Woman, boy drown off Greece after migrant boat sinks
- According to the UN refugee agency 107 people died or went missing in 2025 off the Greek coast
ATHENS: A boat carrying over 50 migrants sank off the Greek coast, killing a woman and a boy and leaving three others missing, the coast guard said Sunday.
“Fifty migrants have been rescued and are being cared for by the authorities,” after the accident off the island of Ikria in the northern Aegean Sea, a spokeswoman said.
“A rescue operation with a coast guard vessel is underway, and a team of rescuers and divers is expected later today,” she said.
Strong winds were hampering rescue efforts, according to public broadcaster ERT.
Ikaria lies close to Turkiye’s western coast, a frequent setoff point for migrants trying to enter the European Union.
Many migrants also take the much longer route from Libya to Crete in southern Greece.
The perilous crossings are often fatal. In early December, 17 people were found dead after their boat sank off Crete and 15 others were reported missing. Only two people survived.
According to the UN refugee agency 107 people died or went missing in 2025 off the Greek coast. The International Organization for Migration says about 33,000 migrants have died or gone missing in the Mediterranean since 2014.
