Secretary of State Stenlund to Argentine

Press release 278/2015
9 December 2015

Secretary of State Peter Stenlund will attend the inauguration of the newly-elected President of Argentine, centre-right Mauricio Macri, in Buenos Aires on 10 December 2015. Many European states will send a high-level representative to the inauguration ceremonies. Minister for Children, the Elderly and Gender Equality Åsa Regnér will represent Sweden, Minister for Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies Maurizio Martina will represent Italy, and Spain will be represented by its former King Juan Carlos.

Secretary of State Stenlund will also visit the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty and meet Honorary Consuls of Finland and leaders of the Argentine-Finnish Chamber of Commerce.

Inquiries: Ari Mäki, Director, Unit for Latin America and the Caribbean, tel.  +358 295 350 595, or Sara Henttonen, Embassy of Finland in Buenos Aires, tel. +54 114 312 0600.