Foreign Minister Haavisto to meet Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs

Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto will meet the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, Wopke Hoekstra, who will pay a visit to Helsinki on 7 March. At their meeting, the Ministers will focus on the Ukraine crisis and the rapidly changing security situation in Europe.

“The very exceptional and rapidly evolving foreign and security policy situation accentuates the importance of close dialogue between the EU Member States.  I am therefore very pleased that I have the opportunity to discuss with my Dutch counterpart. The Netherlands is an important partner for Finland in many ways and a like-minded EU country,” says Minister for Foreign Affairs Haavisto.

 

Inquiries:

Sampo Saarinen, Diplomatic Adviser to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, tel. + 358 295 350 404

Nicola Lindertz, Director, Unit for Central, Western and Southern Europe, tel. + 358 295 350 316

The Foreign Ministry’s email addresses are in the format firstname.lastname@formin.fi.