"The allies are holding consultations on the forced landing of a Ryanair aircraft in Belarus, the permanent representatives will discuss this topic tomorrow," RIA Novosti quotes a representative of the alliance.

On the eve, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the alliance is monitoring the situation with the landing of the Ryanair plane in Minsk and the detention of the founder of the Nexta Telegram channel recognized as extremist in Belarus, Roman Protasevich.

The Ryanair plane, en route from Athens to Vilnius, on May 23 urgently landed in Minsk due to the report of a bomb on board.

Information about mining was not confirmed.

Protasevich was flying in the liner, he was detained after landing.