{"id":228730,"date":"2022-06-13T19:16:23","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T17:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/south-africa-minister-pandor-arrives-in-finland-for-the-nordic--africa-foreign-ministers-meeting?lang=en"},"modified":"2022-06-13T19:16:23","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T17:16:23","slug":"south-africa-minister-pandor-arrives-in-finland-for-the-nordic-africa-foreign-ministers-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-minister-pandor-arrives-in-finland-for-the-nordic-africa-foreign-ministers-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa: Minister Pandor Arrives in Finland for the Nordic \u2013 Africa Foreign Ministers&#8217; Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/ed51ccec8b5f60e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/ed51ccec8b5f60e\" alt=\"Republic of South Africa: Department of International Relations and Cooperation\" style=\"max-width:500px\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/download\/ed51ccec8b5f60e\">Download logo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr Naledi Pandor, has arrived in Helsinki, Finland, where she will participate in the 19th Nordic-Africa Foreign Ministers&rsquo; Meeting.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Minister Pandor&#039;s visit to Helsinki is at the invitation of her Finnish counterpart, Minister Pekka Haavisto.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting takes place from today, Monday, 13 June, to Wednesday, 15 June 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The last engagement between Nordic-Africa Foreign Ministers was held in Tanzania in 2019, following which these engagements were postponed due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>The Africa-Nordic Foreign Ministers&rsquo; Meeting is an important annual forum for informal and open-minded discussions between African and Nordic countries.<\/p>\n<p>The Meeting in Helsinki is expected to include the Foreign Ministers of all the Nordic countries, as well as several African Foreign Ministers.<\/p>\n<p>The focus of the meeting this year is on promoting peace and security, sustainable societies, the rule of law, youth and women, as well as enhancing African-Nordic multilateral cooperation, all of which are important priorities for South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The visit to Finland will be followed by working visits to Sweden and Norway for bilateral engagements with the respective Foreign Ministers.<\/p>\n<p><i>Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Republic of South Africa: Department of International Relations and Cooperation.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/\">Source: Africa Newsroom &#8211; APO<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download logo The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr Naledi Pandor, has arrived in Helsinki, Finland, where she will participate in the 19th Nordic-Africa Foreign Ministers&rsquo; Meeting. 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