Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press Release 23 April 2004
President of the Republic Tarja Halonen and Dr. Pentti Arajärvi will visit Central America in late May and early June 2004.
President Halonen will first attend the EU-Latin America & the Caribbean Summit in Guadalajara, Mexico on 28 May.
From Mexico the President and her party will continue to Nicaragua for a state visit on 29-31 May. Her programme there includes a meeting with President Enrique Bolaños, visits to development cooperation projects being funded by Finland in Bluefields on the Caribbean coast as well as an address to the national parliament.
The final country on the itinerary is Guatemala, which President Halonen will visit on 1-2 June. During the working visit she will meet President Oscar Berger and make a speech at the university.