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Spain will not join the US-led Board of Peace, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Thursday, citing concerns over its mandate and lack of Palestinian representation, Anadolu reports. Sanchez said the board is “outside the UN framework” and does not include the Palestinian Authority. “The future of Gaza should be decided by Palestinians,” he told journalists after an informal meeting of EU leaders in Brussels. “And the future of their peaceful and secure coexistence with Israel must also be decided primarily by Israel and Palestine, through a dialogue-based process that implements the two-state solution, allows humanitarian aid to enter and guarantees peace between both countries,” he added. The Spanish leader said Spain “appreciates” the invitation but decided to decline it […]
