Prime Minister Sipilä to the EU-CELAC Summit

Government Communications Department 
PRESS RELEASE

Prime Minister Juha Sipilä will participate in the Summit of the heads of state or government of the EU Member States and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in Brussels on 10-11 June.

The Summit will focus on political and economic relations between the areas, international relations and global questions. The EU is the largest foreign investor in the CELAC area and the second largest trading partner.

The Summit will also offer an opportunity for the heads of state or government to bilateral discussions.

On 9 June, Minister for Foreign Affairs Timo Soini will participate in a foreign ministers' meeting which will prepare the Summit.

Inquiries: Anna-Kaisa Heikkinen, Special Adviser (International Affairs), tel. +358 40 748 3867 and Kare Halonen, State Secretary, EU Affairs, tel. +358 295 160 315, Prime Minister’s Office.

Further information on media arrangements: Anne Sjöholm, Head of Communications for EU Affairs, tel. +358 40 537 0733, Prime Minister’s Office.