Prime Minister Vanhanen and ministers Stubb and Väyrynen to visit Moscow

Government Communications Unit
Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Press release 337/2008
29.10.2008

Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen will travel to Moscow on Wednesday, 12 November to discuss topical issues with Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister of Russia. The finalised agenda of the visit will be announced later. Paavo Väyrynen, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development, will accompany Prime Minister Vanhanen to Moscow.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Alexander Stubb and Sergei Lavrov, the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs, will meet in Moscow on Tuesday, 11 November. The ministers will discuss issues relating to the European Organisation for Security and Cooperation (OSCE), EU-Russia cooperation as well as topical international issues.

Further information:
Prime Minister’s visit: Esko Hamilo, State Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Prime Minister’s Office, tel. +358 9 1602 2068 and Sanna Kangasharju, Deputy Head of Information, Government Communications Unit, tel. +358 9 1602 2175 or +358 40 731 9915

Foreign Minister’s visit: Mikko Hautala, Adviser, tel. +358 9 1605 5332 or +358 40 834 6758, Juha Kirstilä, Press Attaché, tel. +358 9 1605 5012 or +358 40 552 8200 and Antti Vänskä, Counsellor, tel. +358 9 1605 5616 or +358 40 513 1458, Ministry for Foreign Affairs