The Minister of Justice of Finland, Mr. Kari Häkämies will make an official visit to the Court of Justice on Monday 14 April 1997. He will be accompanied by Mrs Kirsti Rissanen, secretary general of the Ministry, Mr Ahti Rihto, a member of the Supreme Administrative Court and by senior officials.

During the visit the Minister and the delegation will meet the President of the Court of Justice Mr Gil Carlos Rodríguez Iglesias, the President of the Court of First Instance

Mr Antonio Saggio and members of the two courts including Judges Leif Sevón and Virpi Tiili from Finland.

The delegation will arrive at the Court at 11h 30 and discussions will cover issues relating to the organisation and rôle of the Court of Justice in the context of the intergovernmental conference and the need for cooperation between the Court of Justice and the national legal systems of the Member States.

At 16h 00 the Minister, the President of the Court and Judges Sevón and Tiili will meet the press. The visit will end at approximately 17h 00.

Journalists and photographers who wish to be present at the meeting should contact Tom Kennedy (tel: 352 4303 3355) or Estella Cigna (tel: 352 4303 2582) of the Court's Press and Information Division (fax: 352 4303 2500)