Foreign Ministry's press releases

A Finn was selected for an important role in the Global Environment Facility

United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka will visit Finland on 9–10 June. She will meet Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja, Minister for International Development Pekka Haavisto, Chair of the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee Timo Soini, and representatives of Finnish NGOs and society.

Tuomioja 4,000 days as a minister

The Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region and the Baltic Development Forum Summit will take place in Turku on 3–4 June. The main theme of the forum is “Growing together – for a prosperous, inclusive and connected Baltic Sea Region”.

Minister Haavisto to Sudan and Eritrea

On Friday 23 May 2014, the President of the Republic and the Cabinet Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discussed the current situation in Ukraine.

Foreign Minister Tuomioja to participate in the OSCE security policy event Security Days in Vienna

Ministry for Foreign Affairs will participate in the World Village Festival

Laurent Kavakure, Foreign Minister of Burundi, will visit Finland on 19–20 May and will meet with Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja.

Development Ministers discuss South Sudan, the Central African Republic and the global development goals