OREANDA-NEWS The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Linas Linkevičius, will visit Finland on 23–24 October. He will meet Minister for Foreign Affairs Timo Soini on 23 October in Helsinki.

At their meeting, they will discuss, among other things, security in the Baltic Sea region, the situation in Russia and Ukraine, transatlantic relations, and topical EU matters. In addition, they will exchange views on the bilateral relations between Finland and Lithuania and on regional energy security.

Minister Linkevičius will also visit the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats, which has been established in Helsinki, and open an Honorary Consulate of Lithuania in Turku.