Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Tavio to meet his new French counterparts and OECD’s leadership in Paris

On Wednesday 2 October, Finland’s Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio will meet France’s new Delegate Minister for Foreign Trade and French Nationals Abroad Sophie Primas and the new Minister of State for Francophonie and International Partnerships, Thani Mohamed Soilihi, to discuss topical trade and development policy issues.

Minister Tavio will also meet with the OECD’s Secretary-General Mathias Cormann and Deputy Secretary-General Mary Beth Goodman

“The OECD plays an important role in the reconstruction of Ukraine and in promoting good governance, strengthening the rule of law, combating corruption and creating a stable business environment,” says Minister Tavio. 

Minister Tavio will also attend a session of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) discussing the peer review report on Finland’s development cooperation.

The DAC conducts peer reviews of the development cooperation programmes of its member countries approximately every 6 to 7 years. Peer review offers recommendations to Finland concerning development policy and development cooperation. The launch of the peer review report will be held in Helsinki in December 2024.

Inquiries

  • Laura Quist, Diplomatic Adviser to the Minister, tel. +358 295 350 690
  • Juha Savolainen, Director General, Department for Development Policy, tel. +358 295 351 508
  • The email addresses of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs are in the format firstname.lastname@gov.fi.