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Speeches 1998

SUOMEKSI PÅ SVENSKA


December 18, 1998
For the EU, the Focus Now Must Be on Russia
By Martti Ahtisaari, International Herald Tribune.

9.12 Speech at a banquet hosted by President Milan Kucan of Slovenia at the Presidential Palace in Ljubljana
9.12 Address to the National Assembly of Slovenia in Ljubljana
27.11 Speech to the Paasikivi Society
25.11 Address at a luncheon in honour of President Mauno Koivisto's 75 th birthday at the Presidential Palace
23.11 Speech at the first ordinary session of ULKOSUOMALAISPARLAMENTTI
(Finnish Expatriate Parliament) at the House of Nobility in Helsinki
18.11 Speech at the "Active Citizen in a Civic Organisation" Employment Seminar
17.11 Speech to the members of the International Olympic Committee's Evaluation Commission
at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki
12.11 Presentation at the "Tacito Volente - from the Mediterranean to the Baltic as Tacitus willed it" seminar in Tallinn
9.11 Speech at a banquet in honour of President Valdas Adamkus of Lithuania and Mrs Alma Adamkiene
at the Presidential Palace
2.11 Speech at the official opening of the Legislative Assembly of Åland
27.10 Speech at a banquet in honour of President Emil Constantinescu of Romania
and Mrs Nadia Constantinescu in Helsinki
23.10 Speech at a celebration of the centenary of the Finnish Lawyers' Association
8.10 Speech at the Institute for East-West Studies dinner in St. Petersburg
5.10 Speech at a Seminar marking the 60th Anniversary of the Lapland Provincial State Office in Rovaniemi
28.9 Speech to representatives of industry and business in Pécs, Hungary
26.9 Address of greeting at a celebration of the 20th Anniversary
of the German-Finnish Chamber of Commerce in Essen
25.9 Speech at a dinner hosted by the Senate of Hamburg
25.9 Address to the Übersee-Club in Hamburg
(in German)
(in French
24.9 Speech at an Opening Session of Inter Press Service in Helsinki
15.9 Speech at a luncheon in conjunction with a Business Seminar in Athens
15.9 Speech at the City Hall in Athens
14.9 Speech at a banquet hosted by President Konstantinos Stephanopoulos of the Hellenic Republic in Athens
2.9 Speech at a ceremony marking the 80 th anniversary of the Supreme Administrative Court
27.8 Address at the Opening Session of The Global Governance, UN and the Role of International Law Symposium in Helsinki
17.8 Speech at a Banquet in honour of President Benjamin Mkapa of Tanzania in Turku
11.8 Speech at a Celebration of the Centenary of the Finnish National Centre for Agricultural Research
1.8 Discussions between President of the Republic of Finland Martti Ahtisaari and President Guntis Ulmanis of Latvia
1.8 Address of Greeting at the Livonian Association's Summer Festival in Mazirbe, Latvia
17.6 Address to the European Parliament in Strasbourg
4.6 Speech at a Promotion and Commissioning Ceremony for Cadets
29.5 Speech at a Dinner in Honour of the President of Argentina
18.5 Speech at a Banquet in Honour of the President of the Republic of Poland
Mr. Aleksander Kwasniewski and Mrs. Jolanta Kwasniewska in Helsinki

15.5 Speech at the 15th Anniversary Jubilee of the Association of Finnish Foreign News Journalists in Helsinki
11.5 Speech at the spring conference of the Centre for Finnish Business and Policy Studies (EVA) in Helsinki
26.4 "Berliner Rede" lecture at Hotel Adlon, Berlin
(in German)
24.4. Speech at the christening of a multipurpose icebreaker in Rauma
23.4 Speech at a Banquet for the Diplomatic Corps in Helsinki
1.4 Speech at the University of "Kiev-Mohyla" Academy in Kyiv
1.4 Speech at the City Hall of Kyiv
1.4 Speech at an Economic Seminar in Kyiv
31.3. Speech at a Banquet hosted by the President of Ukraine, Mr. Leonid Kuchma in Kyiv
17.2 Speech at the Hakuba Finland House
16.2 Speech at the "Finland Night" in Nagano
4.2. Speech at the opening of the 1998 Session of Parliament

4.2. Speech at the Presidential Export Award Ceremony

1.1. New Year's Speech


 

Speeches 1997

 


9.12 Speech at the Autumn Meeting of the Delegation of the Central Chamber of Commerce and the Finnish Section of the International Chamber of Commerce at Finlandia Hall, Helsinki
27.11 Speech at a Banquet in the Kremlin, Moscow
27.11 Lecture at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO)
26.11 Speech at the Forum 2000 Seminar, Sovincentre, Moscow
25.11 Opening Address at the Finnish-British Business Forum in London
24.11 Speech at Chatman House, London
20.11 Speech at the OECD Conference "Dismantling the Barriers to Global Electronic Commerce" in Turku
14.11 Speech at a Ceremony for new Members of the Academy of Finland
4.11 Speech at a dinner in honour of President Guntis Ulmanis of Latvia

27.10 Speech at a dinner hosted by the Federal Council of Switzerland
27.10 Speech at the Zurich Chamber of Commerce

15.10 Speech at Harvard University
14.10 Speech at the American-Scandinavian Foundation Gala Dinner
14.10 Speech at the Finnish-American Chamber of Commerce

11.10 Speech at the Summit of the Council of Europe, Strasbourg

26.9 Speech at the National Press Club of Japan
25.9 Speech at the Keidanren luncheon in Japan
24.9 Welcoming Address at the Osaka Economic Seminar

5.9 Speech at a luncheon during the conference on Coexistence of nations and good neighbourly relations in Vilnus

26.8 Speech at a dinner in honour of the President of Iceland, Mr. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson and Mrs. Gudrún Katrín at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki

17.8 Opening Address on the Occation of the 54th Disabled War Veterans' Week
13.8 Speech at a dinner in honour of Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Kofi Annan and Mrs. Nane Annan at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki

9.7 Statement at the Working Session, Madrid Summit

26.6 Speech at a dinner in honour of Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki
23.6 Words of reply to a congratulatory speech by Mme Anna Zigure, Doyenne of the Diplomatic Corps, Presidential Palace
10.6 Speech at the Alkio Institute: Citizens and Security in a Global Era

9.6 Speech at the 75th Anniversary Session of the Provincial Assembly of Åland

4.6 Speech on Defence Forces' Flag Day at the National Parade in Helsinki
4.6 Speech at the Cadet Promotion and Appointment Ceremony
3.6 Speech at the Assembly of the Western European Union in Paris
24.5 Speech at a meeting of the Council of SAK (the Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions) celebrating the 90th anniversary of the organisation in Kiljava

15.5 Speech to the Finnish-South African Business Forum in Johannesburg
13.5 Speech at a dinner hosted by President Mandela
13.5 Speech to the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa in Cape Town

23.4 Speech to Representatives of the Polish and Finnish Economic Sectors at the Royal Castle in Warsaw
22.4 Speech at a Banquet hosted by President of the Republic of Poland, Mr. Aleksander Kwasniewski in Warsaw
22.4 Speech to a Joint Session of the SEJM and Senate Foreign Affairs Committees, Warsaw
17.4 Speech to the Diplomatic Corps at a Banquet in the Presidential Palace in Helsinki
26.3 Studia Generalia Lecture at the University of Helsinki
22.3 Statement at a press briefing in Finlandia Hall
22.3 Speech at a lunch in honour of President Boris Yeltsin and Mrs Naina Yeltsin at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki
21.3 Statement on the Helsinki Summit
20.3 Speech at a dinner in honour of president Yeltsin and president Clinton at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki
18.3 Speech in Karlstad at Stora Skoghall Mill
11.3 Speech at the Finnish Broadcasting Company's Päivän Peili ("Mirror of Today") seminar
7.3 Words of reply at a lunch hosted by President Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle in Santiago de Chile
6.3 Lecture in Santiago de Chile
6.3 Keynote speech at a Chilean-Finnish Economic Seminar in Santiago de Chile
4.3 Address to C.A.R.I. (The Argentinean Council for International Relations) Buenos Aires
3.3 Speech at a banquet at the official residence of the President of Argentina
3.3 Keynote speech at an Argentinean-Finnish Economic Seminar Buenos Aires
26.2 Keynote speech at a Brazilian-Finnish Economic Seminar in Sao Paulo
24.2 Speech at a Banquet hosted by President Henrique Cardoso of Brasil in Brasilia
4.2 Speech at the Opening of Parliament
29.1 Address at the Institute of International Affairs in Rome
28.1 Speech at a banquet hosted by President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro of the Republic of Italy in Rome
1.1.1997 New Year's Speech


Speeches 1996


18.12. Speech at the 30th Anniversary Celebrations of the Central Finland Ideological National Defence Association in Keuruu
2.12. Statement at the Lisbon Summit of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe

27.11. Speech at the Indo-Finnish Business Seminar, Mumbai

26.11. Speech at the Indo-Finnish Business Seminar in New Delhi

26.11. Presentation at the India International Centre, New Delhi

25.11. Speech at a Gala Dinner, New Delhi

20.11. Speech at a seminar arranged by TT (Confederation of Finnish Industry and Employers) in Helsinki

12.11. Speech at the inauguration of the Finnish embassy in Tallin

8.10. Speech at a Banquet in honour of Mr. Constaninos Stephanopoulos, President of the Hellenic Republic, Helsinki

10.9 Address at the Bohemia Foundation, Praque

9.9 Speech at a banquet in Prague Castle

12.8 Opening address to International Law Association Conference in Helsinki

8.7 Opening address at the 10th World Congress of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities (IASSID) Helsinki

13.6. Speech at the Congress of KTV (The Trade Union for the municipal sector), Helsinki

16.5. Speech at a reception hosted by the Mayor of Galway

15.5. Speech at a luncheon hosted by Prime Minister John Bruton in Dublin

14.5. Speech at a state dinner hosted by Mrs Mary Robinson, President of the Republic of Ireland, in Dublin

14.5. Presentation at the Institute of European Affairs in Dublin

14.5. Speech at a reception by the Lord Mayor of Dublin

25.4. Speech at a dinner for the Diplomatic Corps accredited to Helsinki

18.4. Speech at the opening of the Consulate General of Finland in Shanghai

18.4. Keynote at Sino-Finnish Economic Forum in Shanghai

16.4. Opening remarks at Sino-Finnish Symposium on New Developments in Science and Technology in Beijing

16.4. Keynote at Sino-Finnish Economic Forum in Beijing

13.3. Speech at the Oulu YMCA centenary celebrations

13.3. Speech at Dubai

12.3. Speech at Abu Dhabi

10.3. Speech at Kuwait City

8.2. Speech at a banquet in honour of Mr Leonid Kutchma, President of Ukraine

7.2. Speech at the opening of th 1996 session of Parliament

24.1. Speech at the Council of Europe, Strasbourg

19.1. Speech at the opening of the Nordic explorers exhibition

17.1. Remarks at the Trade Seminar in Vilnius

16.1. Address to the Parliament of Lithuania

1.1. New Year's speech

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