State Visit To Gauteng By The President Of Finland, Mr M Ahtisaari And Mrs E Ahtisaari
THURSDAY, 15 MAY 1997, WINTERVELD (MRS AHTISAARI ONLY):
Mrs Ahtisaari and party, accompanied by Mrs Thabo Mbeki, will be taken to Winterveld, where they will be briefed on various projects after lunch at 13:00.
Journalists would be welcome at the luncheon and at all other events planned for the rest of the day.
Mrs Ahtisaari and party will arrive at the administration offices of the Sisters of Mercy at 12:30
For directions to Winterveld and further information, please contact Ms Natalie Stockton or Sister Mojela Quinn, Tel: 012-348 1234.
14:10 :Madame Ahtisaari and party on guided tour of the DWT Nthathe Adult Education Centre.
PRETORIA (PRESIDENT AHTISAARI ONLY):
16:30 :President Ahtisaari arrives at the National Zoological Gardens in Pretoria where he will be symbolically presented with reptiles and plants for the Helsinki Zoo Project by the Director, Dr W Labuschagne.
FRIDAY, 16 MAY 1997:
MEDIA BRIEFING BY PRESIDENT AHTISAARI: 09:30- :After a half-hour business meeting, President Ahtisaari will 10:00 hold a Media briefing at the Park Hyatt Hotel, Rosebank.
President and Mrs Ahtisaari will depart for Dar es Salaam at 13:00.
Contact persons: Sku Xinwa
Cellular: 082 4400 888
Viv Naicker
Cellular: 082 557 9221
Robert Raborifi
Cellular: 083 375 3984
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE ON BEHALF OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
DATE: 14 MAY 1997