Montenegro has not received an invitation from the United States to join the "Peace Committee", the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told "Vijesti".
"... To this point, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not received the US invitation to join the 'Peace Committee' in Gaza," it says in a response to the editorial board.
US President Donald Trump proposed the establishment of a "Committee for Peace" when he announced his plan to end the war in Gaza in September last year, but has now expanded it to cover all conflicts around the world.
A draft charter sent by the US administration to about 60 countries requires members to pay $1 billion in cash if they want their membership to last longer than three years, according to a document seen by Reuters.
Hungary and Albania are the only ones in Europe so far to have reacted "enthusiastically" to the invitation to Trump's Peace Council, while the EU and its leading members, especially France and Germany, have taken a reserved stance.
The Croatian government has confirmed that the invitation has arrived and that it will consider it, and Slovenia has also received an invitation to join Trump's initiative, Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob announced. Sources close to the Slovenian government unofficially told the STA agency that Golob is not in favor of cooperation in that committee.
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China said it had received the invitation but did not announce whether it would accept it, while the Kremlin announced yesterday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had "received the offer through diplomatic channels" and that Russia intended to contact the American side to clarify all the details of the proposal.
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Based on the draft charter, American media reports that Trump envisioned the board as an institution with broader powers, a kind of alternative to the United Nations, an organization he has long criticized.
"It is a great honor for me to announce the establishment of the Peace Committee. Its members will be announced soon, but I can confidently say that this is the best and most prestigious committee ever formed anywhere," Trump wrote on social media last week.
"Blumberg" writes that the committee is described in its charter as "an international organization whose goal is to support stability, restore reliable and lawful governance, and ensure lasting peace in areas affected by or under threat of conflict," Hina reports.
The Atlantic writes that more information will be released at the upcoming World Economic Forum in Davos, which begins on Monday. The US president announced that the board will consist of "the most important leaders of the most important nations."
According to Bloomberg, Trump would be the inaugural chairman of the board and decide who would be its members, and each state would participate in the work of that body for no longer than three years from the entry into force of the charter, unless it pays a billion dollars.
Decisions would be made by a majority vote of the states, but with the confirmation of the president of that body, reports the American media.
The White House said Bloomberg's report was "misleading" and that there was no cost to join the board, Reuters reported. "It simply provides permanent membership to partner nations that demonstrate a deep commitment to peace, security, and prosperity," the White House wrote on the X platform.
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