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Dear Friends of Asia and Finnish AEPF work

Warmly welcome to the Christmas party and fund raising dinner of the Finnish AEPF on Thursday 26th of November 2009 at 6 - 10 pm in Peace Station, Rauhanasema, Veturitori, Itä-Pasila

On the menu there is Euro-Asian fusion food: spinach paté, corn salsa, French garden greens, fired noodles, Italian style egg plant, Cantonese mix (vegetable and tofu), prawn curry, chicken potato stew, fruit plate to be served with red or white wine.
Entertainment include Finnish rock band Mental Dentist and Burmese dance performance.

The dinner cards cost at least 50 euros and they should be paid to the account of Aasian ystävät, account Nooa Säästöpankki 440520-218163, reference AEPF lahjoitus/AEPF donation
Please register with Ko Ko Thett, email koko.thett@aepf-suomi.net and he will send you the dinner card.

Welcome to spend a joyful night with good food, wine, program and company !

We hope you support the work of Finnish AEPF!
wishes Finnish AEPF Committee


30 June 2009

Finnish AEPF Committee Elects New Chairperson

At the monthly committee meeting on 16 June 2009, the Finnish AEPF Committee elected Member of European Parliament Sirpa Pietikäinen (National Coalition Party) as new chairperson of the Committee.  MEP Pietikäinen is not new to the AEPF process.  She chaired the committee in the run-up to the AEPF-6 in Helsinki in September 2006.  She has been active with AEPF process at the EU level ever since. 

Finnish AEPF Committee Appoints Coordinator

In March 2009, Ko Ko Thett, a student of world politics at the University of Helsinki, was appointed coordinator for the AEPF Committee (Finland).  Ko Ko Thett is originally from Burma (Myanmar) and has been active with the Committee on Burma political issues since 2005.  He has had considerable experience in Finnish and Asian civil society organization and administration.  He speaks Burmese and English fluently and is able to communicate in Finnish. 

In his capacity as the coordinator, Ko Ko Thett will be convening two seminars— ‘Participatory and Participative Democracy in Asia’ on 24 April and ‘China’s Wild West: Tibet and Xinjian’ on 24 September—this year.  He will also be responsible for information updates and communication of the Committee network and will be a secretary at the Committee’s monthly meetings. 

Contact: koko.thett(at)aepf-suomi.net or at +358 40 5523 414 (Monday to Friday from 1pm to 4 pm)

Office: Asemamiehenkatu 4 B 8 fl, 00520 Helsinki (Itä-Pasila) (by appointment)

0n 17th March 2008
he Finnish AEPF Committee has appealed the President Hu Jintao of the PR China on stopping the violence against the Tibetans, read the letter here as pdf: Letter to Hu Jintao

On 26th March 2008