Foreign Minister Valtonen to attend meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs

Finland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will attend a meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Brussels on 3–4 April.

NATO ministers of foreign affairs will meet to discuss Russia, the situation in Ukraine, NATO’s support for Ukraine and NATO’s cooperation with the Indo-Pacific countries of Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea.

The ministers will also discuss ways to develop cooperation between the EU and NATO to strengthen European defence.

“Europe must take greater responsibility for its security as NATO strengthens its deterrence and defence. Cooperation between the EU and NATO is of key importance, for example, in terms of defence industry development, resilience and countering hybrid threats,” Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen says.

Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha and High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas will attend the meeting of the NATO–Ukraine Council. Kallas will also attend a working session discussing European defence. Japan’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeshi Iwaya and the representatives of Australia, New Zealand and South Korea will attend a session on NATO partnerships.