OSLO, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Norway will not join the U.S.-led Board of Peace or take part in a planned signing ceremony in Davos, Switzerland, the Norwegian Prime Minister's Office said on Tuesday.
In a written statement to the Norwegian news agency NTB, Kristoffer Thoner, state secretary at the Prime Minister's Office, said the U.S. proposal "raises a number of questions" that require further dialogue with Washington.
"Norway will therefore not join the setup for the Board of Peace and will consequently not participate in a signing ceremony in Davos," Thoner said.
The Board of Peace was originally proposed as part of a U.S.-drafted 20-point peace plan aimed at ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and supporting the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip.
However, a draft charter of the board, reportedly attached to invitation letters sent to numerous world leaders and obtained by multiple media outlets, makes no reference to Gaza. Instead, it outlines a broader vision of the body as a U.S.-controlled organization intended to help resolve conflicts and wars worldwide, a role traditionally played by the United Nations. ■