President and Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discuss security of supply and Government Report on Foreign and Security Policy

Government Communications Department 3.4.2020 
Press release

On Friday 3 April 2020, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discussed the coronavirus pandemic and the foreign and security policy aspects of Finland’s security of supply.

Their discussion focused in particular on the procurement of healthcare supplies.

The President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy also discussed the Government Report on Foreign and Security Policy. Particular attention was paid to the impact of new technologies on security and international relations.

Inquiries: Kai Sauer, Under-Secretary of State, tel. +358 295 350 341, Mikko Kinnunen, Director General, tel. +358 295 351 820, Ministry for Foreign Affairs; Jari Gustafsson, Permanent Secretary (security of supply), tel. +358 29 504 400, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment