Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said on Tuesday he had formally responded to an invitation from U.S. President Donald Trump to take part in Washington’s newly established “Board of Peace,” with Albania set to seek parliamentary approval to join as a founding member.
In a letter sent to Trump, Rama thanked the U.S. president for the invitation extended to him personally and to Albania, praising what he described as Trump’s “visionary leadership” in launching the initiative.
Rama said the Peace Board was designed not as another international forum for declarations and procedures, but as a focused instrument for leadership and accountability at the highest level, aimed at addressing both the immediate consequences of conflicts and their deeper structural causes.
“At a time when conflicts and divisions too often dominate the international landscape, peace must be actively shaped rather than passively awaited,” Rama wrote, according to a copy of the letter released on Monday.
He added that Albania, a long-standing U.S. ally, stood firmly alongside Washington in efforts to promote peace, security and constructive global engagement, recalling what he called the United States’ decisive role in bringing stability to the Western Balkans at critical moments.
Rama said the government would soon submit the commitment to Albania’s parliament for approval.
Trump earlier this month announced the creation of the Peace Board, a U.S.-led body intended to oversee post-conflict engagement and broader peace-building efforts, with invitations sent to several allied countries.