PRESS RELEASE
On 14 June 2012, His Excellency Cheah Choong Kit, Ambassador of Malaysia to Finland who is currently Chair of ASEAN-Helsinki Committee (AHC) led a delegation comprising ASEAN Heads of Mission in Helsinki to call on Her Excellency Heidi Hautala, Minister for International Development of Finland.
During the call, both sides discussed the strategic importance between ASEAN and EU in general and Finland in particular. Other issues discussed include the importance of Rio+20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro not only as an environmental conference, but also a vital meeting for social and economic development; green economy and the creation of jobs related to it; recent developments in palm oil in Malaysia and Indonesia as well as regional integration issues in view of the current crisis in euro zone.
H.E. Minister Hautala who is also from the Finnish Green Party welcomes the active cooperation between Finland and ASEAN on issues relating to development.
Embassy of Malaysia
Helsinki, Finland
18 June 2012