From turmoil of the Arab World to travel safety; the Ministry for Foreign Affairs participating in the SuomiAreena event in Pori on a broad range
Press release 179/2011
7 July, 2011
The turmoil of the Arab World, development policy, Nordic cooperation, Europe affairs, and travel safety – the Ministry for Foreign Affairs will bring various global themes to the SuomiAreena event in Pori on 13-15 July. The event will be attended by Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja and Minister for International Development Heidi Hautala.
Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja will host an international discussion about the turmoil of the Arab countries on Thursday 14 July at 2–3.15 pm in the Pori Theatre. The participants in the discussion Arab Spring, Late Frost – and Big Thaw? Insight into the Turmoil of the Arab World will include President Martti Ahtisaari, BBC special correspondent Lyse Doucet, and Egyptian national activist Esraa Abdel Fattah. Recording of the event held in English can be viewed on the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and SuomiAreena websites later the same evening.
In addition, Foreign Minister Tuomioja will present foreign policy section of the new Government Programme to the media, and provide background information on international issues on Wednesday 13 July at 3 pm at Pori City Hall.
Minister for International Development Heidi Hautala will talk in the event Some Positive ILO News about Equal Pay at Petra’s Café on 13 July at 3.45–5 pm. The event is organised by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Council for Gender Equality, and women's and men's networks in the Finnish parliament. In addition, on the same day at 10.30–11.45 am Minister Hautala will attend the discussion Where to Acquire Food for the World organised by the Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners (MTK) at Petra’s Café.
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs tent will be open on the Market Square of Pori throughout the SuomiAreena event. By visiting the tent, you can update your information on, for example, the Finnish development policy, Nordic cooperation, services to citizens, and Europe affairs. Welcome to meet
Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja on Thursday 14 July at 4–4.30 pm,
Minister for International Development Heidi Hautala on Wednesday 13 July at 1–1.30 pm,
MEP Hannu Takkula on Friday 15 July at 12–1 pm
The programme and the schedules of SuomiAreena in Pori are available on the website of the event at www.suomiareena.fi(Link to another website.) (Opens New Window) (in Finnish).
Further information: Seija Kinni-Huttunen, Head of Development Communications Group, tel. +358 40 742 6629, [email protected], Milma Kettunen, Information Officer, tel. +358 40 522 9869, [email protected]