President of Latvia to make state visit to Finland

Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press Release 12 April 2006

President of Latvia Vaira Vike-Freiberga will be making a state visit to Finland together with her spouse professor Imants Freibergs on 24 – 26 April 2006.

President of the Republic of Finland Tarja Halonen will receive President Vike-Freiberga in the Presidential Palace on Tuesday 25 April. President Vike-Freiberga will lay a wreath on the heroes’ graves in Hietaniemi Cemetery and give a lecture at the University of Helsinki. President Vike-Freiberga’s programme includes also a visit to Parliament and a trip to Porvoo.

President Vike-Freibergan will be accompanied by Latvian Business Delegation. Finnish-Latvian Business Forum will be arranged on Wednesday 26 April, and it will be attended by the both Presidents.