RIYADH, 22 September — Finnish Minister of Foreign Trade Jari Vilen will visit the Kingdom in October, accompanied by a group of top businessmen and government officials who will spend time in both Riyadh and Jeddah.
Prior to the minister’s visit, Finnish Ambassador to the Kingdom Heikki Puurunen welcomed a group of Saudi journalists who will visit Finland this week.
The visit will mark the beginning of an East-West dialogue on the foreign policies of both countries.
The schedule devised for the Saudi journalists’ short stay in Finland comprises visits to companies and meetings with business people and government officials.
The journalists’ meeting with the Finnish ambassador was held over a luncheon at his residence in Riyadh. The meeting discussed the import of Finnish products to the Kingdom and the advancement of telecommunications in Finland, especially of Nokia which is the leading telecommunications and mobile phone company in the world.
