OSCE Chairman visits Belarus

Press release 372/2008
6 October, 2008

The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb will visit Minsk, Belarus, on Tuesday, 7 October.

During his visit he will meet with President Alyaksandr Lukashenka and Foreign Minister Sergei Martynov. They will discuss cooperation between the OSCE and Belarus as well as current international issues and the situation in Belarus.

Foreign Minister Stubb will also meet representatives of political parties and non-governmental organisations and visit the office of the OSCE Mission in Minsk.

Additional information: Advisor to the Foreign Minister Mikko Hautala, tel. +358 40 834 6758, and Counsellor Päivi Peltokoski, the Finnish OSCE Chairmanship Task force, tel. +358 40 578 6096