President Halonen to visit New York, Brussels and Portugal

Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press Release 6 October 2003

President Tarja Halonen and Dr. Pentti Arajärvi will visit New York on 12-15 October 2003. There they will attend a gala dinner arranged by the American-Scandinavian Foundation. Their programme also includes a visit to the Snow Show exhibition and the Finlandia Foundation’s 50th-anniversary concert.

From New York the President will continue to Brussels for the European Council meeting on 16-17 October, and from there to Portugal for an unofficial gathering of European heads of state at the invitation of President Jorge Sampaio on 18-19 October.