"Yes, the question has been submitted. We have not taken a position on it yet. Right now, the issue is being discussed with our European friends."
This is what Tom Samuelsson, press secretary to Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M), writes to TT.
Trump also confirms that Russia and its President Vladimir Putin have been offered a seat.
Bloomberg has published a list of 49 countries and the EU that have reportedly received invitations. Sweden is on the list.
Would he have a veto?
The council is described in the American media as an alternative to the UN. It is said that Donald Trump has much greater ambitions than establishing a transitional government for war-torn Gaza. The peace council is formally part of phase two of the ceasefire that exists between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
The White House's plans are controversial because countries would pay at least $1 billion for permanent membership in the council and Donald Trump, as chairman, would have veto power.
Bloomberg writes that Trump wants a signing ceremony for the peace council as early as Thursday at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, which he is attending.
It is unclear whether countries or individual leaders are being invited to the council. In recent days, there have been reports that controversial names such as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russia's Vladimir Putin have been invited. Putin is the driving force behind the ongoing war of aggression in Ukraine and Netanyahu was criticized globally during the Gaza war.
Ukraine is also on the list of invited countries.
Rubio and Blair
The White House has announced other names to join the peace council in recent days, including US Senator Marco Rubio, President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and the US special envoy to the region, Steve Witkoff, according to the White House.
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has also accepted. Argentine President Javier Milei says he has been asked about a place, as have Egyptian President Abd al-Fattah al-Sisi and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, according to media reports.
