President Halonen to visit Egypt and Syria

Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 5 October 2009

President of the Republic Tarja Halonen and Dr Pentti Arajärvi will visit Middle East on 19-23 October 2009. The programme will include official visits to Egypt and Syria.

During the visit, President Halonen will meet and hold bilateral talks with President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt and President Bashar al-Assad of Syria. In addition to bilateral relations, the talks will include situation in the Middle East and current international affairs.

President Halonen will be accompanied by Minister for Foreign Affairs Alexander Stubb.