Foreign Minister Stubb and Secretary of State Rice to meet in Brussels

Press release 450/2008
2 December, 2008

Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb will meet with his American colleague, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, tonight in Brussels. The ministers will have talks about issues to be discussed at the OSCE Ministerial Council to take place at the end of the week in Helsinki.

Following the meeting, Foreign Minister Stubb will attend the trans-Atlantic dinner meeting, convened by Belgium, that is being held in conjunction with the Meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers. This meeting will be attended by foreign ministers from countries belonging to the EU and NATO. Topical security policy issues will be discussed without an agenda proper. This meeting gives Finland the opportunity at the same time to have talks about matters pertaining to the OSCE Ministerial Council to take place in Helsinki on 4–5 December.

Additional information: Press Counsellor Marko Ruonala, Brussels, mobile tel. +32 47 575 2072; Jori Arvonen, Senior Adviser to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, tel. +358 9 1605 5016, mobile tel. +358 50 553 6117; and Mikko Hautala, Advisor to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, tel. +358 9 160 55332, mobile tel. +358 40 834 6758