President Halonen to attend Latvia's song and dance celebration

Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press Release 4 July 2008

President of the Republic Tarja Halonen and Dr. Pentti Arajärvi will attend the closing concert of Latvia's Song and Dance Celebration in Riga on 12 July 2008, at the invitation of Latvian President Valdis Zatlers. President Toomas Hendrik Ilves of Estonia and President Lech Kaczynski will join the event. Before the concert the President’s will have a joint working dinner.

On 13 July President Halonen will travel from Riga directly to Paris, where she will attend the summit for the EU and Meditarranean countries.