Niinistö to attend Council of Europe in Strasbourg

President Sauli Niinistö will attend the Winter Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France scheduled to be held on Wednesday, said an official press release.

Niinistö will address the Assembly, after which the representatives of the Council of Europe member states will have an opportunity to ask questions.

Finland currently holds the Presidency of the Council of Europe from 21 November 2018 to 17 May 2019.

During his visit to Strasbourg, Niinistö is scheduled to meet with Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjørn Jagland, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Liliane Maury Pasquier, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović and President of the European Court of Human Rights Guido Raimondi.

The President will also attend a ceremony to mark the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, the press release added.