President and Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discuss Africa strategy

Government Communications Department

12.3.2021 13.00

Press release 162/2021

On Friday 12 March, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discussed the Government's Africa strategy, which will be adopted at the government plenary session in the spring. The aim of the strategy is to strengthen Finland’s political and economic relations with African countries, the African Union and African regional organisations.

Inquiries: Mikko Kinnunen, Director General, tel. +358 295 351 820, and Claus Lindroos, Deputy Director General, tel. +358 295 351 234, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Anna-Maja Henriksson Annika Saarikko Antti Kaikkonen Jussi Saramo Pekka Haavisto Sanna Marin Ville Skinnari

President and Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discuss Africa strategy

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