Mexico City, Mexico - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced her country is declining an invitation to join President Donald Trump's Board of peace due to a lack of Palestinian participation.

"In the communiqué, we state that we recognize the pursuit of peace in any space that opens up," Sheinbaum said during a daily press conference on Tuesday in which she announced Mexico had formally declined the invitation.

"But in this case, when it specifically involves peace in the Middle East, given that we recognize Palestine as a state, it's important that both states participate – Israel and Palestine," she continued.

While Israel has been invited and signed a charter to join the Board of Peace at a later date, the State of Palestine has neither received an invitation, nor has it been represented on the executive board or the Gaza executive board.

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"That's not how the meeting is structured," Sheinbaum continued, referring to a complete lack of Palestinian representation on the board.

"What's being proposed is that we attend as observers, so our ambassador to the UN will probably go as an observer. That was the response I gave," she explained.

Trump launched the Board of Peace on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in January, inviting a plethora of countries and touting the rebuilding of Gaza as one of the board's biggest objectives.

Mexico will join Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Greece, Italy, and Romania as observers at the Board of Peace's first meeting on Thursday, February 19.

On Sunday, Trump announced the Board of Peace will pledge $5 billion toward the rebuilding and administration of Gaza, claiming it will be "the most consequential international body in history."