ISTANBUL

Indonesia may exit US President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" if Palestine's independence goals are not advanced, according to the state-run news agency Antara.

President Prabowo Subianto, while responding to concerns on the issue during a meeting at the State Palace in Jakarta on Tuesday, stated: “'If we join the BoP, we are not obliged to go along when they do not align with our views. Second, if no changes can be made, he (President Prabowo) is prepared to withdraw from the BoP.’ That is how I understood his remarks,” Indonesian Ulema Council Vice Chairman Cholil Nafis told reporters, quoting the president.

Prabowo said that “if BoP policy later involves steps that are not in line with our position, we (Indonesia) will abstain and be absent from participation. Then, if it truly does not suit us and Indonesia cannot do anything, he is ready to withdraw from the BoP,” Nafis added.

Separately, Foreign Minister Sugiono said the Indonesian president had opened the option of withdrawal if the board’s direction did not align with Indonesia’s goals.

“If it does not match what we want: First, peace in Gaza in the immediate term; then peace in Palestine more broadly, and ultimately Palestinian independence and sovereignty,” he said. “That is the trajectory we aim to achieve, and I think those are the corridors.”

Trump announced the establishment of the "Board of Peace” on Jan. 15 as part of his broader plan for Gaza, under which a ceasefire agreement was reached on Oct. 10, 2025. The board was later authorized by UN Security Council Resolution 2803 in November 2025.