Finland-Malaysia Luncheon

The lunch was organised at Restaurant Perho in Helsinki on Friday, 18. August 2009 and it gathered altogether 19 guests. The speakers were the Finnish Ambassador to Malaysia H.E. Tapio Saarela and the Malaysian Ambassador to Finland H.E. Cheah Choong Kit. Ambassador Lauri Korpinen and members of the board acted as the host of the occasion. In his speech, Ambassador Saarela touched on bilateral relations between Finland and Malaysia as well as the political and economic situation in Malaysia. He viewed the political situation  in Malaysia to be stable and stated that the new government  has successfully started its work. Ambassador Cheah Choong Kit  expressed his views on issues of concern between Malaysia and Finland. On top of that, Ambassador Cheah Choong Kit also addressed the mandate and initiatives taken by the Malaysian Prime Minister, Dato' Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak. After the Ambassadors’ keynote speeches there was a vivid discussion during the Q&A session. Overall, the luncheon had provided good opportunites for interaction and networking between both sides.