Minister of Foreign Affairs of Paraguay Rubén Ramírez Lezcano to meet Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen in Helsinki
Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will meet Minister of Foreign Affairs of Paraguay Rubén Ramírez Lezcano on 30 July during his visit to Finland as a member of the delegation of President Santiago Peña.
The foreign ministers will discuss bilateral relations between Finland and Paraguay and the EU’s relations to Latin American and Caribbean countries. Besides these, the topics to be discussed include current issues related to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and multilateral cooperation.
During the visit, two Memoranda of Understanding related to education and to environmental protection and fight against climate change will be signed to promote cooperation between the two countries.
“The relations between Finland and Paraguay are very good, and the visit offers an excellent opportunity to further improve and diversify them. The strong expertise we have in Finland opens up opportunities for concrete cooperation with Paraguay, particularly concerning the forest sector and fight against climate change,” Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen says.
Inquiries
Matias Pajula, Special Adviser to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, tel. +358 295 350 571
Lasse Keisalo, Director, Unit for Latin America and the Caribbean, tel. +358 295 350 435
Unna Mustalampi, Team Leader, South America, Unit for Latin America and the Caribbean, tel. +358 295 350 122
The email addresses of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs are in the format firstname.lastname(a)gov.fi