Minister of the Environment Paula Lehtomaki of Finland
Accompanying Lehtomaki was Louis Michel, the European commissioner for development and humanitarian aid.
Lehtomaki said that people in Lebanon had started returning to their homes from the temporary camps immediately after the ceasefire came into force.
Lehtomaki said she would like to see more Finnish business in the Kingdom in the areas of her country's technological expertise in areas such as construction, education, healthcare, infrastructure development and environmental protection technologies.
Finland's foreign trade and overseas development minister Paula Lehtomaki is planning to visit Maputo in September.
Foreign Trade and Development Minister Paula Lehtomaki was scheduled to visit Argentina next week but "unfortunately lately thereôs a feeling that the visitor is not welcome", said an official Finnish release.
partnership with Ethiopia at ambassadorial level as of next year.
In Lebanon, Commissioner Michel and Minister Lehtomaki met with Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, Social Affairs Minister, Nayla Mouawad, and the coordinator of the Lebanese High Relief Committee, Nabil Jisr.
Lehtomaki is due to start a ten-day visit to Latin America on Monday scheduled to include Argentina, Chili, Peru and Uruguay.
On her part Lehtomaki said it is now time for the EU to be very active.
FINNISH MINISTER OF FOREIGN TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT PAULA LEHTOMAKI SAID AN AGREEMENT FOR THE PROTECTION OF INVESTMENTS WILL BE SIGNED BY SAUDI ARABIA AND FINLAND DURING THE VISIT OF OMAR AL-DABBAGH, THE GOVERNOR OF THE SAUDI ARABIAN GENERAL INVESTMENT AUTHORITY (SAGIA), TO FINLAND WITHIN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS.
Lehtomaki has been accompanying Finnish President Tarja Haronen.