Finnish President Disputes WTO Director-General's Label of Country as a Middle Power

【Finnish President Displeased with WTO Chief Calling Finland a "Middle Power"]

During a panel discussion at the Munich Conference, Finnish President Stubb had a dispute with the Director-General of the World Trade Organization, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

Stubb reacted strongly to Okonjo-Iweala's remarks about Finland's small territory and began attacking her personally.

Okonjo-Iweala stated that Finland belongs to the "medium-sized countries that are not global powers" ("middle powers"), which may have hurt Stubb. According to the Finnish newspaper "Ilta-Sanomat," middle powers refer to countries that are not global superpowers but have significant influence and occupy a central position in international relations.

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