Croatia has received an invitation to join the Peace Committee, an initiative by US President Donald Trump for conflict resolution, Croatian media reported today.
The government confirmed that the invitation had arrived and that it would consider it, but no details were provided, the Hina news agency reported.
Many foreign leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, have received invitations to join Trump's new initiative. However, it is not yet known whether they will accept the invitation.
Slovenia has also received an invitation to join Trump's initiative, Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob announced. Sources close to the Slovenian government told the STA agency, unofficially, that the prime minister is not in favor of cooperation in the committee.
As sources also stated, the government will most likely discuss this on Thursday.
Trump proposed the establishment of a Peace Council 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 have so far been the only ones in Europe to react 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.
China announced today that it had received the invitation, but did not announce whether it would accept it, while the Kremlin announced yesterday that Russian President Vladimir Putin "received the offer through diplomatic channels" and that Russia intends to contact the American side to clarify all the details of the proposal.
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