Board of Peace: Trump takes credit once again for averting Pak-India war at Davos

WEB DESK: Addressing a ceremony in Davos concerning Gaza Board of Peace, US President Donald Trump said he was grateful to all countries that had joined the initiative.

“I thank all nations for becoming part of the Gaza Board of Peace,” the US president said, adding that his administration had achieved “impossible and major tasks”. He also expressed appreciation to representatives of all member countries for attending the event in Davos.

Trump said peace in the Middle East was once considered unthinkable, but maintained that all countries now desired stability in the region. He described the member states of the Gaza Board of Peace as “respected and honourable”.

The US president said his administration was also working towards establishing peace in Ukraine, while claiming that the US economy was improving during his tenure. He asserted that he had stopped eight wars, reiterating his role in conflict resolution.

Referring to South Asia, Trump said Pakistan and India were both nuclear powers and that tensions between them had been defused. He claimed that Pakistan’s prime minister had told him the US president had saved the lives of 10 million people.

On Gaza, Trump said the United States wanted Hamas to be disarmed, warning that if this did not happen, the group would be eliminated. He alleged that ISIS had strengthened during former president Joe Biden’s tenure, adding that he had ordered the killing of the group’s leader during his first term.

Trump said the US was ready to hold talks with Iran if Tehran wished to engage in dialogue. He stressed that Washington would take all necessary steps to protect its national interests.

The US president also said his administration would free American borders from drug mafias and claimed that positive steps had been taken regarding Venezuela, saying the people there were satisfied. He added that he was in contact with Venezuela’s new leadership, noting that the country held 62 per cent of the world’s oil reserves.

Trump said the US had made the world safer and would continue working with the United Nations and other countries. He claimed to have helped resolve disputes involving Iran, Israel, Egypt and Ethiopia, and said he had spoken to the Syrian president and lifted sanctions.

Recalling past developments, Trump said global conditions were very different a year ago. He also claimed that all NATO countries, except Spain, had increased their defence spending by five per cent.