Pakistan has officially received an invitation to participate in the first meeting of the Gaza Peace Board scheduled for February 19, sources said on Sunday.

US President Donald Trump is expected to chair the inaugural meeting.

The sources said that Pakistan has decided to take part in the meeting.

The decision on whether Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif or Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will attend is expected to be finalised in the coming days.

The White House has confirmed the date of the Peace Board meeting, emphasising that it will bring together key international stakeholders to discuss peace and stability in Gaza.

The planned meeting was first reported by Axios, which said the gathering would also serve as a fundraising conference for the reconstruction of Gaza.

“We can confirm the Board of Peace meeting is scheduled on February 19th,” a US official said in a statement to Reuters.

Further questions were referred to the White House, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

At least one world leader has confirmed his participation.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, one of Trump’s closest allies in the European Union, said at a campaign event on Saturday in the western city of Szombathely that he would go to Washington in two weeks to attend the Board of Peace meeting.

In late January, Trump launched the board that he will chair and which he says will aim to resolve global conflicts, leading to some experts being concerned that such a board could undermine the United Nations.