Kazakhstan outlines concrete steps for Gaza reconstruction at Board of Peace meeting

Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev addressed the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace in Washington, underlining the commitment by the Central Asia’s biggest country to global peace-building efforts and announcing concrete initiatives to support the stabilization and reconstruction of Gaza.

Tokayev expressed gratitude to the United States’ President Donald Trump for hosting what he described as a historic event at the Donald Trump Institute for Peace. He emphasized that the newly established Board of Peace reflects the need for decisive and pragmatic action to address modern global challenges.

“Building lasting peace requires concrete, targeted steps rather than endless conferences and resolutions based on goodwill alone,” Tokayev said, adding that Trump’s vision for promoting global peace and stability inspired Kazakhstan to join.


According to the Kazakh leader, the Board of Peace represents an unprecedented initiative that seeks to transform peacebuilding through practical cooperation and implementation.

Tokayev expressed gratitude to the United States’ President Donald Trump for hosting what he described as a historic event at the Donald Trump Institute for Peace. He emphasized that the newly established Board of Peace reflects the need for decisive and pragmatic action to address modern global challenges.

“Building lasting peace requires concrete, targeted steps rather than endless conferences and resolutions based on goodwill alone,” Tokayev said, adding that Trump’s vision for promoting global peace and stability inspired Kazakhstan to join.

According to the Kazakh leader, the Board of Peace represents an unprecedented initiative that seeks to transform peacebuilding through practical cooperation and implementation.

Earlier penning an article for US-based The National Interest, Tokayev wrote, “Nowhere is the failure of the old model more evident than in conflict resolution. For too long, the international community relied on an endless cycle of negotiations, declarations, and conferences that produced little more than symbolic statements. The result is familiar: agreements without delivery, diplomacy without results, and peace processes without peace. The world cannot afford that approach anymore.This is why the creation of the Board of Peace under President Donald Trump’s initiative with all due endorsement from the United Nations represents a meaningful step forward. It is not merely another forum designed to convene endless discussions. It is a practical initiative aimed at delivering results – particularly in Gaza and the Middle East.”

“What makes this initiative fundamentally different is its logic. The White House has proposed a truly innovative approach: rather than repeating exhausted political formulas, it has advanced a clear and direct framework – peace through sustainable economic development. In other words, peace is treated not as a slogan, but as a project: infrastructure, investment, jobs, and a future that makes renewed conflict irrational. By its novelty and ambition, the initiative deserves respect and international attention,” Tokayev pointed out.

The article in The National Interest is titled’Reliability Is the New Power’