Pashinyan and Aliyev Attend Inaugural Trump’s Board of Peace Meeting

Pashinyan and Aliyev also spoke one-on-one on the sidelines of the board’s meeting, but no details about their conversations were published by either side.

Trump announced during the meeting that members of the board have pledged more than $7 billion for reconstruction efforts in Gaza, and that the US would contribute $10 billion to the organization.

He named Azerbaijan among the countries that have contributed to the relief package. Azerbaijan was again mentioned as being among those countries by an announcer, who urged the leaders and representatives of countries that have joined the fundraising efforts to join Trump on stage as he signed the pledge. Aliyev is then seen standing behind Trump as he is signing the document.

However, shortly after, Aliyev’s aide Hikmat Hajiyev clarified on X that Azerbaijan “doesn’t envisage to participate in the $7 billion financial initiative,” but that it “may consider participating in investment projects in Gaza through the Board of Peace.”

Since its founding in January, the Board of Peace has received 22 members, all by invitation. Those include Israel, Hungary and Uzbekistan, among others. The board does not have any Palestinian representation.

Despite accepting the offer to join the board, Belarus has claimed that its delegation was denied a US visa to attend the meeting, despite informing the US that its Foreign Minister Maksim Ryzhenkov would attend.