4.7.08

OSCE Chairman expresses serious concern about series of recent incidents in Georgian conflict areas

The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, expressed profound concern on 4 July over a recent series of incidents resulting in loss of life and serious injuries in the Georgian conflict areas.

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Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Paavo Väyrynen

4.7.08

Minister Väyrynen will meet Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Russia

Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Paavo Väyrynen and Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Russia Elvira Nabiullina will meet in Moscow on 9 July. The Ministers will discuss the Russian duties on wood, and the situation of the border traffic and means aimed to make it run smoother.

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The Vanhanen's second Cabinet took office on 19 April 2007. The present Cabinet is a majority cabinet formed by the Centre Party, the National Coalition Party, the Green League and the Swedish People’s Party of Finland. The Cabinet has 20 ministers.

Vanhanen's second Cabinet
 

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