Foreign Ministry's press releases

EU Foreign Ministers to meet owing to the situation in Ukraine

Ukraine must take responsibility of its political situation and solve the problems in a democratic process. This is the only viable option to find a way out of the current impasse, Foreign Minister Tuomioja states on the situation in Ukraine.

Foreign Minister Tuomioja’s statement on the border agreements between Estonia and Russia

The Finnish company Ekokem successful in the OPCW’s competitive bidding

Foreign Minister Tuomioja will visit France and Algeria

In Reykjavik on 12 February, Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Nordic Counties published a joint statement, by which the countries commit themselves to strengthening their foreign and security policy cooperation, relating to crisis management; operation of international organisations; climate change; sustainable development; Arctic issues; and cyber security.

Finland’s application to become an Observer State of the Pacific Alliance was approved at the VIII Summit of the Pacific Alliance in Cartagena, Colombia on 10 February. The Pacific Alliance is an economic region based on free trade formed by Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru in 2011. The Member States of the Alliance endeavour through dynamic efforts to harmonize and promote free trade especially in the Pacific region, which offers opportunities also for Finnish enterprises.

The EU Foreign Affairs Council will convene in Brussels on 10 February. Finland’s representative in the meeting will be Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja. The topics on the meeting agenda will include the EU Eastern Partnership and Southern Neighbourhood, Yemen, the Central African Republic, as well as the conflict in Syria and its impacts on Lebanon and Iraq.

The joint meeting of Nordic Foreign and Defence Ministers will be held in Reykjavik, Iceland, on 11–12 February. Finland’s representatives in the meeting will be Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja and Defence Minister Carl Haglund. The meeting will address topical foreign and security policy issues and Nordic security policy cooperation.

Finland donates 5 million EUR for trade-related projects in least developed countries