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Alexander Stubb wins Finland's presidential election
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Alexander Stubb has won the election runoff against ex-Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto to become Finland's next president and steer the country's foreign and security policy, reported Al Jazeera.
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Newest NATO member Finland hails cooperation with India, backs Sweden, Ukr
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Finland Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto hailed ties with India in Oslo, Norway on Thursday saying that the Finnish recognize the importance of India as one of those countries where economic growth and its response to the future challenges have been taken up seriously, noting that the coop
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"Finland will do utmost as NATO member to get Sweden... " Finnish Foreign
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In the video message posted, Finland's Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto specifically thanked Sweden and said, "We started this process together with our closest ally and neighbour Sweden. Our journey is not complete until Sweden is also a member. We'll do our utmost as a NATO member to get Sw
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May respond 'differently' to Finland's NATO bid: Turkish President Erdogan
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"We may respond differently to Finland if necessary. Sweden would be shocked when we respond differently to Finland. But Finland should not make the same mistake," Erdogan said while addressing the youth in the country's Bilecik province.
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Finland to join NATO without Sweden after Turkey casts doubt on expansion
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Haavisto in a statement on Tuesday said that Finland must consider joining NATO without Sweden after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ruled out giving a green light to Sweden's bid, following a Quran-burning protest in Stockholm.
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Jaishankar holds phone conversation with Finnish counterpart
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 5 (ANI): In a move to bolster the relationship with Finland, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday hold a telephonic conversation with Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto and discussed current issues of the multilateral agenda.
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Turkey's issues with Finland in NATO can be solved before Madrid Summit: F
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 28 (ANI/Sputnik) - Turkey's objections to Finland and Sweden's membership in NATO can be resolved and it is very important for Helsinki that this happens before the NATO summit in Madrid scheduled in June, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said on Friday.
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Talks between Finland, Sweden, Turkey on NATO membership were 'Good': Haav
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Finland, Sweden and Turkey had "good" negotiations on NATO bids of Nordic countries, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said on Friday.
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Finland Parliament approves country's accession to NATO
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], May 17 (ANI): Finland's parliament has approved the country's accession to NATO, with 188 out of 200 lawmakers supporting the decision and eight voting against, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Tuesday.
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Finland wishes to preserve peace on border with Russia: Foreign Minister
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], May 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto on Saturday said that it was important for Helsinki to remain in contact with Moscow to preserve peace on the Russian-Finnish border.
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Finland's Foreign Minister says no point in delaying NATO membership appli
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Finland should not delay applying for a NATO membership as it may become more difficult to join in the future, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said Saturday.
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Jaishankar meets Lankan counterpart, holds comprehensive discussion
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 22 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday met his Lankan counterpart G L Peiris in New York and held a comprehensive discussion on close partnership.
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