Foreign Minister Soini meets Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov in Oulu

Minister for Foreign Affairs Timo Soini will meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on 14 October 2015. The Ministers will discuss in connection with the Ministerial Meeting of the Barents Euro-Arctic Council (BEAC) in Oulu on 14–15 October. The topics of their meeting will be the situation in Ukraine and Syria as well as other international questions. The Ministers will also discuss bilateral matters between Finland and Russia and regional cooperation.

Additional information about the visit: Riikka Taivassalo, Special Adviser to Minister Soini, tel. +358 46 923 4581, Marja Liivala, Director of the Unit for Russia, tel. +358 50 401 6135.