Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb will meet on Tuesday, 9 March with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow.
Development of relations between the EU and Russia now that the Lisbon Treaty has come into force will be discussed. The topics of international affairs on the agenda are, among others, the situation in Afghanistan, Iran, the Middle East and OSCE issues.
In addition to the official meeting agenda, Foreign Minister Stubb will meet with representatives of citizens’ organisations and the media.
Additional information: Mikko Hautala, Adviser to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, mobile tel. +358 40 834 6758, Sanni Grahn-Laasonen, Press Attaché to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, mobile tel. +358 40 732 8340, and Maimo Henriksson, Head of the Unit for Russia, mobile tel. +358 40 527 3821
