Foreign Minister Soini meets Norway's Minister of EEA and EU Affairs Elisabeth Aspaker

Press release 48/2016
18 March 2016

Minister for Foreign Affairs Timo Soini will meet Norway's Minister of EEA and EU Affairs Elisabeth Aspaker in Helsinki on Tuesday, 22 March. The Ministers' bilateral discussions will focus on migration, topical political questions concerning Europe, and strengthening of the Nordic countries' EU cooperation.

Minister Aspaker will also participate in the World Water Day seminar Nordic Leadership in Water Management, hosted by Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Lenita Toivakka. In a panel discussion at the seminar, the Ministers will deal with the implementation of the goal on water, set in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, as well as how Nordic cooperation could contribute to the achievement of the objective. The seminar is one of the main events of Finland's Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers.

Inquiries: Riikka Taivassalo, Special Adviser to the Foreign Minister, tel. +358 295 351 960 and Katja Luopajärvi, Counsellor, tel. +358 295 351 506.