Ritva Koukku-Ronde
@AmbKoukkuRonde
Ambassador (ret). Former Ambassador to the USA, Germany and India, Bangladesh. Views my own. Retweets not endorsements.
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12-12-2012 15:32:09
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Finland was once a poor developing country, defending its existence in a geopolitically dangerous region and cold northern climate. Learning not only from the successes, but also from the failures, was essential, writes Elina Kalkku 🇫🇮🇺🇳 UN Chronicle ⬇️
un.org/en/un-chronicl…
Excellent meeting with my dear colleague Gabrielius Landsbergis🇱🇹 in Vilnius. Covered topical bilateral issues and foreign policy matters, such as the urgent need to gear up the support to Ukraine, the situation in the Middle-East and supporting Belarusian democratic forces. 🇫🇮🇱🇹
Conductor Hannu Lintu conducts Berliner Philharmoniker for the first time today, tomorrow and on 13 April, featuring works by #Messiaen , #Stravinsky , #Saariaho and #Sibelius . #debut
Read more here: ow.ly/GY3l50R9b75
FM Elina Valtonen: ”Today, on International Roma Day, we celebrate the Roma culture, raise awareness about the challenges facing Roma people and highlight the active role of Roma in societies and international fora.”
President Alexander Stubb –Ukraine must get more aid. 🇫🇮 is 6th largest donor (%/GDP). I went to Kiyv with a package incl. air defense and artillery. Need many streams; bilateral, EU & NATO, and certainly the US. Path to peace goes through the battlefield. Putin only understands power