Germany, Italy Participation in U.S. Peace Board Hits Legal Wall
Speaking at a joint news conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Rome, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni outlined her nation's position on the matter.
"Italy's position is as follows. We are available. We are interested in this initiative. I also think Germany can play an important role here, because it concerns the stabilization of the Middle East," Meloni stated during the briefing.
She continued: "The work that can lead to a consolidation of this ceasefire and towards the proposal of a two-state solution—I think all of that requires our involvement. So we are ready, but of course there are objective problems. As the initiative is currently structured, there are problems with our Constitution. It would be unconstitutional for us to get involved."
Merz reinforced similar concerns from Berlin's perspective.
"A few weeks ago, I told President Trump that I would personally be willing to join a peace board if it were a body that, as originally planned, would accompany the peace process in Gaza which unfortunately has still not begun," the chancellor said.
He elaborated: "As the peace board is currently structured, we cannot accept the governance structures alone for constitutional reasons in Germany, but we are of course willing to try other forms, new forms of cooperation with the United States of America, when it comes to finding new formats that bring us closer to peace in different regions of the world."
The US-backed board was unveiled Thursday in Davos. Initially designed to monitor the Gaza ceasefire and supervise reconstruction efforts following October's truce—part of Trump's 20-point framework—the board's founding charter has since broadened its scope to encompass peace-building operations across conflict zones worldwide.
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