Answer by MFA Press Service to question from BelTA regarding Minister of Foreign Affairs M.Ryzhenkov's non-participation in Board of Peace inaugural meeting

BelTA: Information has appeared in the media regarding the non-participation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Maxim Ryzhenkov, in the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace on February 19, 2026. How does the Ministry of Foreign Affairs comment on this?

MFA press-service: The Belarusian side promptly informed the organisers of the event that, by decision of the Head of State, our country would be represented by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maxim Ryzhenkov.

All necessary notifications were sent to the U.S. protocol services in accordance with established procedures, and visa application documents were submitted well in advance.

However, despite our compliance with all required procedures, visas were not issued to our delegation.

In this situation, a logical question arises: what kind of peace and what kind of consistency can we talk about if even the basic formalities for our participation were not fulfilled by the organisers?

It should be noted that the original invitation to participate in the meeting of the Board of Peace was sent by the President of the United States to the Belarusian Head of State.

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