President Halonen on state visit to Tanzania

President of the Republic Tarja Halonen and Committee Counsellor Pentti Arajärvi made a state visit to Tanzania on 4-8 February 2003. The President and her Tanzanian counterpart Benjamin Mkapa had bilateral discussions on the first day of the visit. Their programme included a tour of Finnish development cooperation projects and a visit to the island of Zanzibar. After the official part of the visit, the President attended a regional dialogue arranged by the ILO World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalisation in Arusha.

President Halonen and President Mkapa at the Dar es Salaam International Airport. Photo: Lehtikuva