Foreign Minister Valtonen to speak at Paris Peace Forum and meet new French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot
Minister for Foreign Affairs Valtonen will attend the Paris Peace Forum on 11 November. She will speak at a panel dealing with the future of Ukraine.
In Paris, Foreign Minister Valtonen will also meet with Jean-Nöel Barrot, who was appointed France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs in September. The ministers will discuss both bilateral and global issues.
Minister Valtonen will also have other bilateral meetings in connection with the Peace Forum.
“It is important that we actively keep the support for Ukraine high on the agenda. I am pleased to have an opportunity to discuss the security situation in Europe and other topical issues with my French colleague and to exchange views with other participants in the Peace Forum,” says Foreign Minister Valtonen.
The Paris Peace Forum is an annual event, which brings together political leaders and representatives of international organisations, research institutes and businesses.
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Laila Clyne, Diplomatic Adviser to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, tel. +358 295 350 492
Aleksi Vakkuri, Director, Unit for Central, Western and Southern Europe, tel. +358 295 350 627
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