Minister Haavisto to discuss China at NATO Foreign Ministers meeting

Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto will attend a meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs on 2 December 2020.

The two-day meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs started on Tuesday 1 December. Finland, Sweden, Australia, South Korea, Japan and New Zealand from among the NATO partner countries and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy have been invited to attend on 2 December.

Finland will be represented by Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto.

Dialogue

According to the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the video conference is organised to discuss China. With China’s global role growing, its activities are being assessed by various stakeholders, including NATO.

Finland considers it important that NATO and its partner countries maintain a good dialogue in questions relating to the security environment.