Palestinian Foreign Minister Nabil Shaath visits Finland

Press release 146/2004
June 17, 2004

Foreign Minister of the Palestinian Authority Nabil Shaath will visit Finland on 22 June at the invitation of Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs Erkki Tuomioja. The ministers will discuss the current situation in the Middle East and the bilateral relations between Finland and the Palestinians.

During his visit Minister Shaath will also meet Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Paula Lehtomäki and Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Parliament of Finland Liisa Jaakonsaari.

Further information: Counsellor Jarno Syrjälä at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, tel. +358 9 1605 5406