Foreign Minister Kanerva and State Secretary Tiilikainen will meet Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grushko

Press release 20/2008
21 January, 2008

Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva will meet Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko in Helsinki in the evening of Monday 21 January. Minister Grushko’s area of responsibility includes particularly affairs relating to pan-European and Euro-Atlantic organisations. State Secretary Tiilikainen will meet Deputy Foreign Minister Grushko on Tuesday 22 January.

The discussions will handle topical issues related to the operations of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, OSCE, and EU-Russia cooperation. The situation of Kosovo will also be discussed.

Additional information: Advisor to the Minister Mikko Hautala, tel. +358 9 1605 5332, Press Attaché to the Minister Juha Kirstilä, tel. +358 9 1605 5012, Counsellor Janne Taalas, tel. +358 9 1605 6657, and Counsellor Antti Vänskä, tel. +358 9 1605 5616