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Tanzanian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Thabit Kombo to visit Finland

The Tanzanian Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Mahmoud Thabit Kombo, will visit Helsinki on 8–11 October and meet Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen

Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will meet Tanzania's Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation Mahmoud Thabit Kombo in Helsinki on 9 October. The visit programme includes political consultations between Finland and Tanzania. The foreign ministers will discuss ways to promote the bilateral relations and economic cooperation between the two countries. Other…

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Non-resident Ambassador appointments to Brunei, Kyrgyzstan, Cape Verde, Lesotho and Botswana

At the presidential session on 13 September, the President of the Republic appointed four new non-resident Ambassadors

The President of the Republic appointed Ambassador Anne Vasara, Head of Mission at Finland's Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, to serve as non-resident Ambassador to Brunei, Ambassador Janne Heiskanen, Head of Mission at Finland's Embassy in Astana, to serve as non-resident Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, Ambassador Titta Maja-Luoto, Head of Mission at Finland's Embassy in…

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Deputy Director General appointed to Department for Africa, the Middle East and Latin America

The Government appointed Counsellor for Foreign Affairs Helena Airaksinen to serve as Deputy Director General for a fixed term from 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2026

At its session on 22 August, the Government appointed a Deputy Director General to the Department for Africa, the Middle East and Latin America. The Government appointed Counsellor for Foreign Affairs Helena Airaksinen to serve as Deputy Director General for a fixed term from 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2026. Airaksinen has served…

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Director General, Department for Africa, the Middle East and Latin America

Heikkinen transfers to the post from her previous position as Head of Mission at Finland’s Embassy in Maputo

The Government appointed Counsellor for Foreign Affairs Anna-Kaisa Heikkinen to serve as Director General of the Department for Africa, the Middle East and Latin America for a fixed term from 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2028. Heikkinen transfers to the post from her previous position as Head of Mission…

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Foreign Minister Valtonen to take part in a visit of Nordic ministers to Nigeria and Ghana

The aim of the visit is to strengthen political and commercial relations with key Western African countries

During the visit to Nigeria and Ghana on 12–14 August, Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will, together with representatives of the other Nordic countries, meet Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Minister of Foreign Affairs Yusuf Maitama Tuggar as well as Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo and Minister for Foreign…

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Meeting between the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Ms. Elina Valtonen and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates of Morocco, Mr. Nasser Bourita

Morocco expressed its appreciation for Finland’s Africa Strategy and the willingness to contribute to the implementation of this strategy at the bilateral level

The Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Finland, Ms. Elina Valtonen, welcomed the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Mr. Nasser Bourita, in Helsinki for a working visit on August, 6th 2024. The two ministers exchanged views on many topical international and bilateral issues and…

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Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita to visit Finland

The Foreign Ministers will discuss the bilateral relations and the strengthening of trade relations between Finland and Morocco

Finland's Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will meet the Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita, in Helsinki on 6 August. The Foreign Ministers will discuss the bilateral relations and the strengthening of trade relations between Finland and Morocco. Other topics of discussion include…

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Mozambique strengthens its education sector with Finland’s support

Qualified teachers and education for girls have been a focus of Finland’s support for Mozambique's education sector in recent years

Cooperation between Finland and Mozambique has yielded good results, according to a recent evaluation. Finland’s support has had an impact especially on teacher education, which is crucial for children’s learning. Qualified teachers and education for girls have been a focus of Finland’s support for Mozambique's education sector in recent years.…

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Finland: Foreign Minister Valtonen to attend Nordic-African Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Copenhagen

Finland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will attend the Nordic–African Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (NAFM) in Copenhagen, Denmark on 2 May 2024

The previous NAFM meeting was held in Algeria in October 2023 and the one before that in Helsinki in June 2022. More than 20 foreign ministers have registered for the meeting. Annual meetings of Nordic and African foreign ministers have been held since 2001. The themes to be discussed range…

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European Union Foreign Affairs Council to discuss Russian aggression against Ukraine, situation in the Middle East, and Sudan

The foreign ministers will discuss the increasingly tense regional situation, the role of the EU, the humanitarian situation in Gaza, access to humanitarian aid and the revival of the political peace process

EU foreign ministers will convene in Luxembourg on 22 April. Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will represent Finland at the meeting. The EU foreign and defence ministers will debate Russian aggression against Ukraine in their joint session. The ministers will focus on the EU’s military support for Ukraine, the…