Here is Trump's "peace council": Can do whatever we want

Trump launches his peace council: "Very exciting"

Jonathan Norberg

Updated 12.54 | Published 11.16

Trump's own peace council is starting to take shape.

On stage in Davos, the president introduced several of the council's first members.

- When this council is in place, we can basically do whatever we want, he says.

On Thursday morning, Donald Trump presented his newly established peace council on stage in Davos, Switzerland.

- This is a very exciting day, says Trump, who is also the chairman of the council.

According to the White House, about 35 countries have agreed to be part of the project, reports AP.

On stage in Davos are several representatives from them: including Argentine President Javier Miel and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

Representatives from, among others, Saudi Arabia, Mongolia, Indonesia, Kosovo and Kazakhstan were also on stage.

– Everyone here is my friend. I like everyone here. Can you understand that? Usually I see about two or three people that I don't like, says Trump.

– Almost every country wants to be part of this. We sent out the letters just a few days ago, he continued.

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Countries that have accepted the peace council

• Argentina
• Armenien
• Azerbaijan
• Bahrain
• Belarus
• Bulgaria
• Egypt
• Hungary
• Indonesia
• Jordan
• Kazakhstan
• Kosovo
• Marocco
• Mongolia
• Pakistan
• Qatar
• Saudi Arabia
• Turkey
• United Arab Emirates
• Uzbekistan
• Vietnam

Donald Trump's "peace council". Photo: Markus Schreiber /AP/TT / AP

Vladimir Putin invited

Sweden has been invited to the council,

 but plans to decline, according to 

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M).

France, Norway and the UK have also said that they do not plan to be part of Trump's project.

Russia's Vladimir Putin has also received an invitation, but has not given a clear statement whether the country will participate.

In his speech during the ceremony, Trump says that the United States has made the world a safer place in the past year.

- We put out all the fires that many people did not know existed, including myself.

He also says that the new peace council plans to cooperate with the UN, while claiming that the peace body has "enormous potential" that has never been used.

Costs one billion dollars

The council's executive board includes US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

According to the president, the council's first goal is to "secure peace in the Middle East", with a focus on Gaza.

Later, the goal is to work towards global world peace.

- This president is not hindered by what others say is possible or impossible. He is not limited by what happened in the past and he can talk to anyone, says US Secretary of State Marco Rubio during the ceremony.

To become a permanent part of Trump's peace council, a donation to the council of one billion US dollars is required, according to the statutes that have been sent out.