Minister of Defence Kaikkonen to Brussels

Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen will attend the EU's Foreign Affairs Council meeting for defence ministers in Brussels on 15 November 2022.

The meeting will address issues related to EUMAM Ukraine (Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine), the EU's Rapid Deployment Capacity and the implementation of the EU's Strategic Compass. The Strategic Compass is a strategic steering document for the EU's security and defence cooperation that sets objectives for the next 5 to 10 years.

The ministers will also discuss cooperation between the EU and NATO and Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Ukraine's Minister of Defence Oleksii Reznikov will participate via a video link.

In connection with the defence minister meeting, the steering group of the European Defence Agenda (EDA) will hold a ministerial meeting where Ambassador Juha Ottman will represent Minister Kaikkonen.

Inquiries: Special Adviser Meiju Keksi on the agenda of the Foreign Affairs Council meeting, tel. +358 295 140 322, and Head of Communications Kristian Vakkuri on the communications of the meeting, tel. +358 295 140 123.