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Minister Orpo’s speech at the annual meeting of Finnish Heads of Mission

Ministry of Finance
Publication date 21.8.2017 15.32 | Published in English on 25.8.2017 at 12.43
Type:News item

Minister of Finance Petteri Orpo addressed the meeting of Finnish Heads of Mission at the Parliament House annexe, Little Parliament, on 21 August 2017.

Attached below is Minister Orpo’s speech.

Heads of Missions meet in Helsinki (Press release of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 16 August)

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