Office of the President of the Republic Press Release 28 November 2008
President of the Republic Tarja Halonen will attend the Baltic Development Forum summit in Malmö, Sweden on Monday, 1 December 2008. President Halonen will speak at an evening session on protecting the Baltic Sea and regional economic and cultural cooperation.
The Baltic Development Forum is a cooperation network bringing together cities, companies, investors and business associations in the Baltic Sea Region. It is chaired by Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, former Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark.
From Sweden President Halonen will travel directly to Oslo, Norway, for a meeting of the board of the Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights on Tuesday, 2 December. President Halonen has a seat on the Oslo Center's board.