Western countries and diplomats expressed support for Elina Valtonen, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Finland’s Foreign Minister, after she found herself in a series of controversies with Georgian officials during and after her visit to Tbilisi, including being fined after appearing at a protest rally at the parliament. In an October 16 statement delivered at the OSCE
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Finland’s Valtonen Gets Western Backing After Georgia Controversy
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