Jakarta, Jan. 25 -- Indonesia has officially joined the Board of Peace, launched by US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 22.

Seated to Trump's left, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto signed the Board of Peace Charter alongside Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and several leaders of member states.

As an international body, the Board was originally proposed to oversee a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, although its charter suggests a mission that extends beyond the Gaza Strip to other areas of conflict around the globe.

Prabowo viewed it as a "historic opportunity" to achieve lasting peace in Gaza, where Indonesia is ready to contribute.

According to him, the countries joi...