Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Paavo Vayrynen of Finland

The Finland Minister for Foreign Trade and development Dr Paavo Vayrynen said his government would continue to support forest conservation efforts and urged the government to increase the budget on forest conservations beside involving members of the community in the conservation efforts.

var RTR_ArticleBlurb = " HELSINKI, June 26 (Reuters) - Finland will review possible compensation to paper makers for high wood tariffs proposed by Russia, Foreign Trade Minister Paavo Vayrynen said on Thursday.

Russia, Foreign Trade Minister Paavo Vayrynen said on Thursday.

09-04-08 Finland will use its experience from energy cooperation with Russia to support Norway and StatoilHydro in the Shtokman project, Finnish Minister of Foreign Trade and Development, Paavo Vayrynen said when visiting the Norwegian Arctic town of Kirkenes.

Minister Vayrynen expressed hopes for a new Northern Dimension Partnership in Transport and Logistics, expected to be established in fall this year.

not been included in the proposed India-EU Free Trade and Investment Agreement.

Finland sees energy conservation and environmental technology as the most promising area of cooperation with China, Finnish Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Paavo Vayrynen said yesterday.

Vayrynen is leading a Finnish delegation, comprising senior government officials and business leaders, on a tour of Shanghai and the neighboring province of Jiangsu.

During his visit to the 2010 Shanghai World Expo site, Vayrynen said Finland will participate in the event.

Vayrynen said he would like to see more Chinese companies choose Finland as an investment destination because the country is a gateway both to Europe and Russia.

To this end, Finland's Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Paavo Vayrynen came to town on a two-day visit last week, heading a senior business delegation.

HELSINKI, Finland --June 26, 2008-- Finland will review possible compensation to paper makers for high wood tariffs proposed by Russia, Foreign Trade Minister Paavo Vayrynen said on Thursday.

Vayrynen said that trade volume between Turkey and Finland grew in recent years, adding that Turkey, with its young population and geographic location, is a very attractive commerce and investment target for Finnish companies.

In Finland, Foreign Trade and Development Minister Paavo Vayrynen said 300,000 euros (465,000 dollars) were to be channelled via the Finnish Red Cross.

Speaking to WAM, Vayrynen said his country was keen to bolster the already strong ties with the UAE.

Vayrynen was seen as the winner of this race for position, in that he had come from far behind in the polls, had easily beaten Koivisto in the northern provinces, had found good support elsewhere--except in the Helsinki area, and had cemented his leadership role in his own party.

In a written statement, foreign trade and development minister Paavo Vayrynen said it was 'regrettable' that Russia has refused to make concessions on the issue.

Vayrynen said the government is considering dipping into the state coffers to provide relief to Finnish groups whose profits have been hurt by the duties -- or instead raising funds by imposing fees on transit traffic crossing the border to Russia.

across Finland to Russia to compensate its paper makers.

Mr Vayrynen is heading a business delegation to India.

Vayrynen said his country was keen to bolster the already strong ties with UAE.

During the closing ceremony Thursday, Finnish Foreign Trade and Co-operation Minister Paavo Vayrynen said that the Helsinki Process will continue in other fora.

Bulgaria’s Economy and Energy Minister Petar Dimitrov and Finnish Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Paavo Vayrynen discussed the idea during their meeting on September 3 2007 in the Economy and Energy Ministry.

Vayrynen said that Bulgaria became more attractive for foreign investments after the country’s EU accession in January 2007.