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Elina Valtonen

North Macedonia’s Foreign Minister to visit Finland

Finland

Finland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will host North Macedonia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Bujar Osmani in Finland on 27 October. The foreign ministers will talk about bilateral matters, EU enlargement, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, and topical NATO questions.

Finnish Foreign Minister Valtonen to visit Washington D.C.

Washington D.C. DC, United States

Finland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will visit Washington D.C. on 18 December. She will meet U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. A Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA) between Finland and the United States will be signed during the visit.

Japan’s Foreign Minister to visit Finland

Helsinki , Finland

Finland's Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will meet Japan’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoko Kamikawa in Helsinki on 9 January. The foreign ministers will discuss current bilateral affairs, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the regional situation in East Asia and other topical international matters. Japan is currently a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, and this year a member of the UN Human Rights Council at the same time as Finland. Japan has also just completed its term of the G7 presidency.

Dutch Foreign Minister to visit Finland

Helsinki , Finland

Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will meet the Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hanke Bruins Slot, in Helsinki on 10 January.