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Prime Minister Sipilä to EU-League of Arab States summit

Government Communications Department
Publication date 21.2.2019 16.00
Press release 112/2019

Prime Minister Sipilä will attend the summit of the European Union and League of Arab States in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt on 24–25 February. The summit will bring together for the first time heads of state or government from both sides. The purpose of the summit is to strengthen the Arab-European ties and address a wide range of common challenges.

Topics on the agenda at the meeting of the EU and League of Arab States leaders include trade and investment, security situation in the region and migration, and measures to combat climate change.

Finland considers it important for the summit to bring a strong common message of how significant the dialogue and collaboration between the EU and League of Arab States is for promoting shared interests and responding to global challenges.

European Council President Donald Tusk will co-chair the meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. The President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker and High Representative Federica Mogherini will also attend the meeting.

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Inquiries: Jani Raappana, Special Adviser (international affairs), tel. +358 50 566 7889 and Anne Sjöholm, Head of Communications for EU Affairs, tel. +358 40 537 0733, Prime Minister’s Office

 
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