Swedish and Finnish foreign ministers to meet in Helsinki

Press release 111/2008
3 April, 2008

Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt will meet with Alexander Stubb, Finland’s newly appointed foreign minister, in Helsinki on Friday afternoon, 4 April.

At their brief first meeting, the two foreign ministers will discuss, among others, issues pertaining to Sweden’s upcoming Presidency of the EU and Baltic Sea cooperation. Foreign Minister Stubb will make an official visit to Sweden in the near future.

Further information: Senior Adviser to the Minister for Foreign Affairs Tanja Jääskeläinen, tel. +358 9 1605 5005, Press Attaché to the Minister for Foreign Affairs Juha Kirstilä, tel. +358 9 1605 5012, and Counsellor Hans Ottelin, tel. +358 9 1605 5569