Slovakia should reject Board of Peace invite, Prime Minister Fico says

Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico says the country should decline Trump’s Board of Peace invitation, citing concerns over parallel structures to the United Nations. The government will discuss the proposal on Wednesday.

Reuters

January 27, 2026

Slovakia should reject Board of Peace invite, Prime Minister Fico says

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico attends a press conference with Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis (not pictured), in Bratislava, Slovakia, January 8, 2026.

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Slovakia should turn down an invitation to join U.S. President Donald Trump's Board of Peace, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Tuesday.

Slovakia's government is due discuss its invitation on Wednesday, and Fico said it should not support the creation of parallel structures to the United Nations.

"I think that Slovakia should reject this invitation with great gratitude and that we should not pursue it further," Fico said in a news conference.

Trump has urged world leaders to join his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving conflicts globally, but many Western heads of government have been reluctant to take part.

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