Prime Minister Sipilä to Paris

On Wednesday 15 June, Prime Minister Juha Sipilä will visit Paris and have meetings with the President of France François Hollande and Prime Minister Manuel Valls.

Prime Minister Sipilä and President Hollande will discuss topical EU affairs such as the Common Security and Defence Policy, counter-terrorism, migration, and the UK's relation with the EU. The bilateral issues on the meeting's agenda are topical economic issues.

During his meeting with Prime Minister Valls, Prime Minister Sipilä will discuss topical EU and international affairs as well as bilateral issues between Finland and France.

Prime Minister Sipilä will also meet OECD Deputy Secretary-General Mari Kiviniemi in Paris.

Inquiries: Jari Haapiainen, Special Adviser (EU-affairs), tel. +358 295 160 406 and Anne Sjöholm, Head of Communications for EU Affairs, tel. +358 40 537 0733, Prime Minister's Office and Marko Ruonala, Press Counsellor, tel. + 33 6 2945 4187, Embassy of Finland in France, Paris