Nickolay Mladenov
@nmladenov · Think tanks & analysts — US/UK
Nickolay Mladenov is a Bulgarian politician.
Grateful to #Kosovo for joining the International Stabilization Force for Gaza. Your contribution is a clear commitment to the implementation of the Comprehensive Plan. Mirë se vini, Kosovë! @BoardOfPeace https://t.co/3ZTmq1LzT5
The claims about a financial agreement between BoardofPeace@ and Hamas are false. No such proposal was discussed, no negotiations were conducted over it, it was not considered, and it will not be on the table in the future either. In recent days, a mechanism for monitoring violations has begun operating. Any qualifying violation will be addressed. The Board of Peace was established as part of President Trump’s plan for Gaza and in accordance with U.N. Security Council Resolution 2803. Both documents are public and clear: Hamas will have no role whatsoever in the governance of Gaza and will have no access whatsoever to funds. Board of Peace funds are not transferred through Hamas. Every contract undergoes checks and approvals, every piece of work is verified before payment, and all accounts are open to full audit by the donor governments. The international stabilization force is intended to support disarmament and the establishment of a civilian administration in which Hamas has no part. This has been our position from the outset and it has not changed. The roadmap is a framework for an arrangement between the Board of Peace and Hamas, while discussions with Israel continue. Israel is not required to rely on trust or take irreversible steps before verified steps are taken on the ground. The goal remains the complete dismantling of weapons and ensuring that Gaza will never again pose the kind of threat Israel experienced on October 7. The alternatives are for Hamas to remain in power and rebuild its military capabilities, or for Israel to return to governing Gaza’s entire population at an extremely heavy human, military, and economic cost. The Board of Peace offers a third option: full demilitarization, civilian governance, an international security presence under American command, and oversight and verification mechanisms. There are more than enough real challenges in this effort, and there is no need to invent additional ones.
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