35424 (2026). Vanushi Walters to the Minister of Foreign Affairs

Written Question

Published date: 21 Aug 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	35424 (2026)
Question asked:	06 Aug 2026
Member asking:	Vanushi Walters
Portfolio:	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Minister replying:	Rt Hon Winston Peters
Answer received:	16 Aug 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_35424_2026
Document guid:	e44af3b1-7f6c-4a7b-8082-7363aa4e3dd0

35424 (2026). Vanushi Walters to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: Further to reply 33603 (2026), on what date, in what form, and by whom was the Minister of Foreign Affairs briefed on the Ministry's decision to abstain?

Rt Hon Winston Peters: My office was informed, via a telephone call to the senior MFAT secondee in my office, of the abstention on Saturday 25 July 2026. I was briefed on the matter on Monday 27 July 2026.