Serbia and Montenegro's Foreign Minister Vuk Draskovic visits Finland

Press release 144/2006
17 May, 2006

Serbia and Montenegro's Foreign Minister Vuk Draskovic will visit Finland on Wednesday, 24 May. Draskovic and Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja will discuss Serbia and Montenegro's stability and association process with the EU and cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal on the former Yugoslavia and the political situation after the independence referendum in Montenegro. Other topics include regional cooperation in the Western Balkans, Kosovo status talks and bilateral relations.

Draskovic will also meet with First Deputy Speaker of Parliament Sirkka-Liisa Anttila, Parliamentary Grand Committee Chairperson Jari Vilén and UN Special Envoy Martti Ahtisaari. He will also give a lecture at the Aleksanteri Institute of the University of Helsinki.

Further information: Second Secretary Lauri Hirvonen, Unit for Western Balkans, tel. +358 9 1605 5675