"We haven't received any invitations yet. (...) I do not want to get ahead of things. Intensive work is underway in the run-up to the Lithuanian presidency over the European Union," Drazhin told BNS on Wednesday when asked about whos is most likely, in Minsk's view, to receive EU invotation to the Vilnius summit.
"We haven't received any documents yet. As there is progress in the direction, we will keep you updated on the matter. I want to say that all decisions in the EU are made by general consensus. Therefore, Belarus will respond without delay, once the decision is made," said the diplomat.
Another Belarusian diplomat, Ambassador to Germany Andrey Giro, said two weeks ago that he expected the EU to invite Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to the summit.
"Minsk expects the invitation to the Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius to be sent in the name of Lukashenko, and the Belarusian side will decide on who will represent the country at the meeting," Belarusian news agency BelTa cited Giro as saying at a discussion in Berlin earlier this week.
According to informal data cited by the Belarusian agency, Minsk and Brussels are holding consultations on the format of participation in the upcoming summit. One of the possibilities is inviting Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makey who has been blacklisted by the EU.
There were also discussions about inviting Belarusian Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich to the Vilnius summit in November.
Lithuania will take over EU Council presidency on July 1, with the Eastern Partnership summit scheduled for November 28-29.
