Indonesia says no to $1bn fee for Trump's 'Board of Peace' seatJAKARTA, March 23, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Indonesia's president, under fire at home for signing up to US counterpart Donald Trump's so-called "Board of Peace", has insisted his country would not pay the $1 billion joining fee for permanent membership. Jakarta had only committed peacekeeping troops for the initiative, Prabowo Subianto said in a statement published on the presidential YouTube channel Sunday. Prabowo, a former general, has come under criticism from Indonesian Muslim groups for joining the board and pledging to send 8,000 peacekeeping troops to Gaza. Prabowo attended the inaugural meeting of the "Board of Peace" in Washington last month. "We never said that we wanted to contribute $1 billion," Prabowo said in statements broadcast on his YouTube channel Sunday.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 23, 2026 06:59 UTC