BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 19. The Board of
Peace can become a model for resolving other difficult situations,
said U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio during the inaugural
meeting of the Board of Peace in Washington, Trend reports.


"This is a very unique crisis in Gaza, one that the existing
international institutions could not solve or figure out. It needed
a very specific type of solution that required the partnership of
all the nations that are here, including those that are here on an
observer status. And we appreciate you coming today and being a
part of this as well.


This Gaza situation was impossible to solve under orthodoxy,
under existing structures. And so what we did is they went to the
UN, and they got the UN's approval to put this group together and
bring these nations together to come up with a very specific
solution, solutions to a very unique and specific problem. We have
a long ways to go. There's a lot of work that remains. It will
require the contribution of every nation-state represented here
today. And we thank you for being a part of it," he said.


Rubio expressed hope that this approach can become a model for
addressing other challenging situations.


"But right now, the focus is on this one. We have to get this
right. There is no plan B for Gaza. Plan B is going back to war. No
one here wants that. Plan A, the only path forward, is one that
rebuilds Gaza in a way of enduring and sustainable peace where
everyone can live there side by side with one another and never
worry again about returning to conflict, to war, to human
suffering, and to destruction. And again, Mr. President, thank you
for having the vision and the courage to pursue something that has
never been done before. And we're not done yet," the official
added







On January 16 this year, President Trump announced his decision
to establish an international organization called the Board of
Peace and invited the Republic of Azerbaijan to become a founding
member of the organization.


Azerbaijan accepted this invitation and informed the U.S. side
of its intention to become a founding member of the Board of
Peace.


On January 22, a ceremony was held in Davos to sign the Board of
Peace Charter.


President Ilham Aliyev and other heads of state and government
who participated in the event signed the Board of Peace.