Lithuania, like other European countries, has questions about the role a newly created Board of Peace proposed by US President Donald Trump would play in resolving global conflicts, President Gitanas Nausėda’s chief foreign policy adviser said Tuesday.
Asta Skaisgirytė said it remains unclear how the Board would function in practice and what form it might ultimately take.
“Not only Lithuania, but Europeans in general have questions about how this will work. The idea may sound nice, but the devil is in the details,” Skaisgirytė told Žinių Radijas radio.
The Board of Peace was initially conceived to oversee reconstruction in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip. However, observers note that the council’s charter does not limit its role solely to the Palestinian territory, raising broader questions about its mandate.
Under the proposal, the United States is demanding a $1 billion contribution for permanent membership. Representatives of authoritarian countries, including Russia and Belarus, have also been invited to join.
Skaisgirytė said the initiative resembles a new international organisation, but its future shape remains uncertain.
“We are not rushing. We are evaluating and observing. At this point, to say outright that it does not suit us would be irrational,” she said.
“Let’s see how it works, and if we were to receive an invitation, we would seriously consider whether to join or not,” she added.
According to Skaisgirytė, Lithuania has not yet received an official invitation to join the Board.
President Nausėda said last week in an interview with 15min.lt that he had received an informal invitation and that Lithuania would consider its position together with the Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8) group. Some countries in the bloc have already announced they will not join the new body.
Trump signed the Board of Peace charter last week alongside representatives of 20 countries while attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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