Foreign Minister Tuomioja to attend the meeting on Afghanistan in Brussels

Press release 18/2007
25 January, 2007

Erkki Tuomioja, Minister for Foreign Affairs, will take part in the Meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the level of Foreign Ministers to be held in Brussels on Friday, 26 January. The objective is to hold comprehensive discussions on Afghanistan in order to coordinate and plan the work of international actors. Invited to the meeting are the foreign ministers of countries participating in the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and leaders from the European Union, the United Nations and the World Bank. Following the meeting, Foreign Minister Tuomioja will attend the joint EU-NATO lunch, where the topic of discussion is crisis management efforts in Afghanistan and Kosovo.

Additional information: First Secretary Keijo Norvanto, tel. +358 9 1605 5332