Germany and Norway have both decided against joining U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed “Board of Peace,” citing concerns that the initiative could undermine established international institutions, particularly the United Nations.
Germany’s government is opposed to participating because the plan risks weakening the U.N. and would grant Trump predefined powers under the initiative, Spiegel magazine reported on Wednesday, citing a foreign ministry document.
Citing the document, an internal memo prepared last weekend for a meeting of EU ambassadors, Spiegel reported that the German government also took issue with predetermined powers that Trump would received under the initiative.
A German government spokesman said on Monday that Berlin would examine what contribution it could make to the
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