OSCE Secretary General Feridun H. Sinirlioğlu Travels to Helsinki for His First Official Visit

PeopleDiplomats ♦ Published: January 15, 2025; 15:54 ♦ (Vindobona)

The Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Feridun H. Sinirlioğlu, is expected to make his first official visit to the Finnish capital Helsinki on 16 January 2025. The visit marks an important stage in his still young term of office, which he took up in December 2024. In addition to talks with high-ranking Finnish politicians and diplomats, the focus will be on security policy issues, which are urgent in light of the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Feridun H. Sinirlioğlu, born on January 30, 1956 in Görele, Turkey, is a seasoned diplomat with over 40 years of experience. / Picture: © OSCE/Katya Andrusz, ID 582445, (CC BY-ND 4.0)

In Helsinki, Sinirlioğlu will meet, among others, Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen, who will also hold the OSCE Chairmanship in 2025. This will be the first face-to-face meeting between the two since they assumed their respective positions. The Secretary-General will also meet with Finnish President Alexander Stubb and other high-ranking representatives of the Finnish Ministry…