Foreign Ministry's press releases

Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb will participate in the Nordic Foreign Ministers’ Meeting to be held in Copenhagen on Thursday, 11 March. In accordance with the rotation of the Nordic chairmanship, this meeting will be chaired by Lene Espersen, the new Foreign Minister of Denmark.

Sujata Koirala, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Nepal, is visiting Finland on 9–11 March. She will have talks with Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Paavo Väyrynen, and Minister of Social Affairs and Health Liisa Hyssälä.

Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb will meet on Tuesday, 9 March with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow.

Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb will host several European colleagues at an informal meeting in Saariselkä, Finnish Lapland on 12–14 March.

Finnish companies have good opportunities to promote exports to Kazakhstan. The country is particularly interested in know-how for innovation and education and in expertise of clean technology, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Paavo Väyrynen said. He led a delegation with more than 50 representatives of business and civil servants, who visited Astana, the capital, and Almaty, the business centre of Kazakhstan on 3–5 March.

Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb will attend the Informal Meeting of EU Foreign Ministers, the so-called Gymnich meeting, to be held in Cordoba, Spain on 5–6 March.

Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Paavo Väyrynen has decided to grant 400.000 Euros in humanitarian aid to the victims of the Chile earthquake. The aid will be channelled through the Finnish Red Cross.

Nato Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will visit Finland for the first time on the invitation of Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb on Thursday, 4 March. The schedule includes discussions with the President of the Republic Tarja Halonen, Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen, Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, Minister of Defence Jyri Häkämies and Speaker of Parliament Sauli Niinistö.

Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Paavo Väyrynen will visit Kazakhstan on 3–5 March. The trip includes visits to the capital, Astana, and the country's economic centre, Almaty. The Minister will travel with an influential business delegation of more than 50 representatives.

Foreign Minister Nickolay Mladenov of Bulgaria will visit Finland on 2–3 March at the initiation of Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb.