Asunción, Agencia IP.- The President of the Republic, Santiago Peña, arrived in Helsinki, Finland, to carry out an official and business agenda. The mission aims to deepen bilateral cooperation in industrial development, sustainability, digital transformation, and advanced manufacturing, with a special focus on the forestry and energy sectors.
The President arrived yesterday in Finland’s capital, Helsinki, for his official visit, which will last until August 1.
In this context, the President of Finland, Alexander Stubb, will receive Santiago Peña at the Presidential Palace today, where they will discuss bilateral relations between Finland and Paraguay, as well as matters related to security policy in Europe and Latin America, global challenges, and support for the multilateral system.
Peña announced that he will hold a series of very important meetings for Paraguay. «Then we will begin a series of meetings with businesspeople, mainly from the forestry sector—a sector where Finland has earned its position as the capital of the global forestry industry, and where Paraguay is beginning to walk that path to also become one of the leading wood producers in the world,» he explained in a video shared on his social media.
During his stay in the country, Santiago Peña is also expected to attend the upcoming World Rally Championship (WRC) round scheduled for July 31, which will also take place in Itapúa, Paraguay, at the end of August.
«We are also going to get a close-up look at what is a major tourist attraction industry, thanks to the World Rally. Here in Finland, it’s taking place this week. We’ll be there in the days before to see it firsthand and, of course, invite all participants to attend the upcoming edition of the Rally of Paraguay, in the city of Encarnación, in the department of Itapúa (…). We’re going to have a very intense schedule,» he concluded.