Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is set to represent President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the inaugural session of the newly established Peace Board, according to an official government announcement from Ankara. This foundational meeting, scheduled to occur in Washington D.C., will initiate the operational phase of an international mechanism specifically designed to foster stabilization in the Gaza Strip.
The Peace Board itself is the product of diplomatic accords reached between Israel and Hamas concerning the governance of Gaza. It was formally constituted on January 22nd during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where representatives from nineteen nations endorsed its founding charter. While its primary initial focus is the Palestinian enclave, the platform’s mandate possesses the flexibility to expand into conflict prevention initiatives in other volatile regions.
Regional analysts, cited by Turkish media outlets, interpret Ankara’s central role in this multilateral endeavor as a direct extension of its vigorous and nuanced diplomatic engagement throughout the Middle East crisis. Turkey has consistently maintained open communication channels with all key actors in the conflict, including the Hamas leadership. The meeting in the U.S. capital is anticipated to delineate the first concrete, operational procedures for this high-level political dialogue forum, setting the agenda for post-war reconstruction and governance in Gaza.