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\nPrime Minister Chirstopher Luxon.
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will not join US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace<\/a>.<\/p>\n In a brief statement on Friday morning, Luxon confirmed the government would not accept the invitation to join the board in its “current form”, after considering the offer.<\/p>\n Foreign Minister Winston Peters posted a longer message on social media where he said a number of states had already stepped up to the board and New Zealand would not add significant additional value.<\/p>\n He said there was a role for the board in Gaza<\/a>, but it was essential that its work was consistent with the United Nations charter.<\/p>\n A draft charter for the organisation, which would be chaired by Trump, was sent to a number of world leaders – including Canada’s Mark Carney, Australia’s Anthony Albanese, Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman and Russia’s Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n Opposition leaders condemned the invite, with Labour leader Chris Hipkins earlier labelling the government’s refusal to rule out joining the board an “absolute disgrace”<\/a>.<\/p>\n Greens-co-leader Chl\u00f6e Swarbrick had written to the Prime Minister on Monday, urging Luxon to “publicly and unequivocally reject this invitation”.<\/p>\n The board’s creation comes shortly after the announcement of a 15-member Palestinian technocratic committee, charged with managing the day-to-day governance of post-war Gaza.<\/p>\n