Press Release (2000) 049 16 May 2000

NATO Secretary General to visit Finland, Estonia and Lithuania The Secretary General of NATO, Lord Robertson, will visit Finland, Estonia and Lithuania from Wednesday, 17 May to Friday, 19 May. In Finland, he will meet with the President of Finland Mrs. Tarja Kaarinia Halonen, the Prime Minister Mr. Paavo Lipponen, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Tuomioja Erkki and the Minister of Defence Mr. Jan-Erik Enestam. In Estonia, he will meet with the President of Estonia Mr. Lennart Meri, the Prime Minister Mr. Mart Laar, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Toomas Hendrik Ilves and the Minister of Defence Mr. Jüri Luik. In Lithuania he will meet with the President of Lithuania Mr. Vakdas Adamkus, the Prime Minister Mr. Andrius Kubilius, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Algirdas Saudargas, the Minister of Defence Mr. Ceslovas Stankevicius and the Chairman of the Parliament Mr. Vytautas Landsbergis. Media advisory: Wednesday, 17 May 20.15 Arrival in Helsinki Thursday, 18 May 11.45 Joint Press conference with Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen 12.15 Departure from Helsinki 14.30 Arrival Amari Air Force Base and visit BALTNET 15.45 Departure for Tallinn 17.30 Joint Press conference with Prime Minister Mart Laar, MFA Press Centre Friday, 19 May 08.45 Arrival in Vilnius 09.45 The Secretary General opens the conference: "NATO's role in the Changing Security Environment" 10.30 Press conference by the Secretary General 15.15 Departure for Brussels For further information, please contact the NATO Press Service, tel.+32(0)27075041, fax. +32(0)27075057.

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