Speaking at the presidential palace in Jakarta on Wednesday night, he briefed reporters after President Prabowo Subianto met former foreign ministers, practitioners and international relations experts.
Arif said the committee would act as the executive arm of the Board of Peace, operating independently of political factions and tasked with carrying out agreed initiatives under the Gaza peace framework.
“The Board of Peace will have an executive body, a national committee filled by Palestinian technocrats,” Arif said, adding the members would be unaffiliated with political groups and serve as programme implementers.
Arif said Indonesia’s participation in the board was part of a shared understanding with countries with Muslim-majority populations reached through a series of meetings focused on the Palestinian issue.
He said the participating countries included several in the Middle East, as well as others outside the region such as Turkey, Indonesia and Pakistan.
“This is a collective effort,” Arif said.
Separately, Arif said Indonesia was still consulting with other Muslim-majority members of the board regarding membership contributions proposed by the United States, which initiated the Board of Peace.
He said discussions on financial contributions remained at an early stage and would require further coordination among member states.
As a result, Arif said Indonesia could not yet provide details on the size of any contribution, how funds would be used or when payments might be made.
“There has been no discussion yet on contributions,” Arif said, stressing the need to first agree on guidelines, coordination, positions and mechanisms among participating countries.
Indonesia formally joined the Board of Peace after President Prabowo signed its founding charter during the launch of the body in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 22, 2026.
Other signatories to the charter include Hungary, Bahrain, Morocco, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Egypt, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Mongolia, Pakistan, Paraguay, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, the United Arab Emirates, and Uzbekistan.
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