MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency

European tour for president Lagos

Chilean president Ricardo Lagos is currently in a trade and investment promotion European tour that includes Sweden, Finland and Italy.

Mr. Lagos and a delegation of forty businessmen will meet with Swedish communications industry officials with the purpose of attracting investments and in Finland they will promote the Chilean paper and pulp industry.

In Italy both governments will sign several bilateral agreements regarding extradition and criminal law, plus an open skies policy, beginning January 2003.

However the political highlight of the trip will be Mr. Lagos participation in a world summit of "Progressive Leaders" together with Prime Ministers from Sweden, New Zeland, France, Greece, Germany, United Kingdom and Canada, plus Presidents from Brazil, Portugal, Poland, South Korea and South Africa.

Although in Rome President Lagos will not visit the Vatican since Pope John Paul II has a full agenda. A meeting further on has been scheduled.