Belarus has officially joined the international initiative Board of Peace proposed by US President Donald Trump. Alexander Lukashenko signed the relevant document on the country’s participation and implementation of the provisions of the charter.
This was reported by the Belarusian publication BelTA. According to the publication, the document was signed in accordance with the terms set out in a letter from US President Donald Trump and involved sending an official request to the United States.
Lukashenko also commented on widespread media reports about the need for a financial contribution to participate in the Council. He stated that at the initial stage — during the first three years — participation in this organization does not require any payments. According to him, the possibility of further participation after this period may be linked to financial conditions, but the final decision depends on the format of cooperation.
Lukashenko noted that he sees this initiative as a potential platform for discussing security issues in different regions of the world. He also said that Minsk sees an opportunity to use this format to discuss the war in Ukraine.
Earlier, Bloomberg published a list of invitations to the Board of Peace from Trump. Not all leaders have confirmed receipt of the invitation, so the list is not exhaustive:
- Albania
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Bahrain
- Belarus
- Brazil
- Canada
- China
- Cyprus
- Egypt
- European Commission
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- India
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Morocco
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Paraguay
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- Slovenia
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Thailand
- Turkey
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- Ukraine
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam