Interstate relations

On 27 February, the Speaker Urban Ahlin received the President of the German Parliament (Bundestag) Norbert Lammert at the Riksdag.

The visit’s agenda included discussions on a provisional free trade zone agreement between Iran and the EAEU and a preferential trade agreement with Iran.

By decision of Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Kai Mykkänen, Finland will grant EUR 500,000 to the Finnish Red Cross for humanitarian aid activities in Iraq.

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on his decisive victory in the presidential election on 12 February, and wished him further success in this responsible government role.

Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Kai Mykkänen met Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi in the capital city Nay Pyi Taw today.

The President of Latvia: Latvia and Russia share opportunities for expanding cooperation

The sanctions against Russia have failed from both a political and economic perspective.

The Ambassador spoke about the significance of this date for Romania, which was founded as a modern state on 24 January 1859.

In his letter, President of Latvia Raimonds Vējonis wished the success and strength to elected President of the United States Donald Trump.

Georgian Minister of Defence Levan Izoria will make an official visit to Finland on 22 to 24 January 2017. The visit will be hosted by the Finnish Minister of Defence Jussi Niinistö.

President Petro Poroshenko noted that in the course of the negotiations with U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, the parties had discussed the issue of Russian aggression against Ukraine. 

Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman met with Vice President of the United States Joe Biden.

Economy and defense should be the foundation of the Belarusian-Egyptian cooperation, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said as he met with Egypt Prime Minister Sherif Ismail in Cairo.

Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Kai Mykkänen will lead a Team Finland visit to the United Arab Emirates on 16-19 January 2017.

Importantly also, the bill says that no U.S. Federal agency shall take any action or extend any assistance that recognizes or implies any recognition of the de jure or de facto sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea or its airspace or territorial waters.