Secretary General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu visits Finland

Press release 371/2008
6 October, 2008

Secretary General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu will visit Finland on 6-9 October. The organisation has 57 member states.

During his visit to Finland, Secretary General Ihsanoglu will meet with President of the Republic Tarja Halonen, Speaker of Parliament Sauli Niinistö and Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb. They will discuss the relations between the OIC and OSCE among other things. In addition, Secretary General Ihsanoglu will meet representatives of Finnish Islamic communities.

Additional information: First Secretary Anssi Leino, tel. +358 40 731 3837 and Press Attaché to the Minister for Foreign Affairs Juha Kirstilä, tel. +358 9 1605 5012