Finnish President postpones tour to the Middle East

Originally published September 2, 1999

Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari has postponed his visit to the Middle East, which was scheduled to take place on September 4 - 6, due to the illness of Israeli President Ezer Weizman.

Reuters said that the office of the Finnish president, which announced the postponement of the tour on Wednesday, gave no other details. The Finnish President was scheduled to visit Syria, Lebanon and Israel.

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