Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland http://www.finland.hr/Public/default.aspx?nodeid=41119&contentlan=2&culture=en-US Ministers Stubb and Hautala will make a Team Finland trip to Africa http://www.finland.hr/Public/default.aspx?contentid=276604&nodeid=41119&contentlan=2&culture=en-US Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade Alexander Stubb and Minister for International Development Heidi Hautala will travel to Zambia and Tanzania from 20 to 25 May. On this first joint trade and development trip, they will be accompanied by a delegation consisting of representatives from businesses and civil society organisations, which has been compiled by Finpro. Thu, 16 May 2013 08:33:31 GMT 2f67f3ab-2b9c-46b2-8685-d3a09c4e5d02 Foreign Minister Tuomioja to Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Kiruna http://www.finland.hr/Public/default.aspx?contentid=276285&nodeid=41119&contentlan=2&culture=en-US Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja will participate in the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting on 15 May in Kiruna, Northern Sweden. In the meeting, the ministers will sign the Arctic Marine Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response Agreement. Mon, 13 May 2013 09:36:01 GMT 6abb9138-5513-4b02-9a6e-0b3ba5423ae4 The Finns abducted in Yemen are free http://www.finland.hr/Public/default.aspx?contentid=276195&nodeid=41119&contentlan=2&culture=en-US The Finns abducted in Sanaa, Yemen on 21 December 2012, Leila and Atte Kaleva, have been freed. The Finnish man and woman are safe and will return to their loved ones as soon as possible. The Austrian abducted at the same time, Dominik Neubauer, is also free. This positive outcome is the result of close cooperation between Finland and Austria. Thu, 9 May 2013 18:41:53 GMT 760abdd0-1446-4cdd-a087-0b95e41e8783 Slovak Foreign Minister Lajčák to visit Finland http://www.finland.hr/Public/default.aspx?contentid=276130&nodeid=41119&contentlan=2&culture=en-US Slovak Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajčák will visit Finland on 13 May at the invitation of Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja. Wed, 8 May 2013 12:41:26 GMT 474981b3-68ab-47a8-ab3c-a91bd9323b74 Finland and Denmark revise the status of their Palestinian missions http://www.finland.hr/Public/default.aspx?contentid=276073&nodeid=41119&contentlan=2&culture=en-US Finland and Denmark aim to negotiate an agreement with the Palestinians by which the status of the Palestinian representative offices in Helsinki and Copenhagen would be upgraded to that of an embassy. Wed, 8 May 2013 12:05:04 GMT 888b716a-6ca4-463a-8be7-4f30bec21105 Serbian Foreign Minister Mrkic visits Finland http://www.finland.hr/Public/default.aspx?contentid=275975&nodeid=41119&contentlan=2&culture=en-US Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia Ivan Mrkic will visit Finland on 10 May and meet Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja. The topics of discussion between the ministers include the regional questions of Western Balkans, the EU integration of Serbia, mediation, and the bilateral relations between Finland and Serbia. Tue, 7 May 2013 08:48:23 GMT 6a43bd07-6f9e-4e95-b73f-a62f041aca79 Minister for International Development Hautala to Somalia Conference in London http://www.finland.hr/Public/default.aspx?contentid=275851&nodeid=41119&contentlan=2&culture=en-US Minister for International Development Heidi Hautala will participate in the Somalia Conference hosted by the UK in London on 7 May. The participants will include key leaders of the Horn of Africa area, donor countries, and aid organisations. Mon, 6 May 2013 06:36:56 GMT 1de2255b-ecdc-4470-a99d-e891ac1c454e