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Finnish Foreign Minister Valtonen to attend NATO Summit

Finnish Foreign Minister Valtonen to attend NATO Summit

Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Publication date 30.6.2026 14.56 | Published in English on 30.6.2026 at 15.00
Type:Press release

Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will be part of the delegation of the President of the Republic Alexander Stubb to the NATO Summit in Ankara, Türkiye, on 7-8 July.

Key topics on the Summit agenda include progress onthe goals agreed at The Hague Summit in 2025 to strengthen collective defence to counter the long-term threat of Russia and NATO's support for Ukraine.

NATO foreign ministers will convene at a session of the NATO-Ukraine Council and a meeting with member countries of the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative. The Istanbul Cooperation Initiative is a partnership forum between NATO and countries in the Gulf region. Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates currently participate in the initiative. At the summit, Minister Elina Valtonen will also have bilateral meetings, and she will attend the meeting of the North Atlantic Council as part of the Finnish delegation.

Inquiries

  • Matilda af Hällström, Special Adviser to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, tel. +358 504 769 575
  • Anu Konttinen, Director, Unit for Security Policy and Crisis Management, tel. +358 295 350 023
  • The email addresses of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs are in the format [email protected]
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