31.   Before completing his South American tour, the Finnish president was due to travel on to Brazil.

32.   Clinton will hold bilateral talks with the Finnish president on Thursday afternoon before the dinner with Yeltsin, to be held at the presidential palace in central Helsinki.

33.   The UN team led by former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari, which had assembled in Geneva, cancelled its scheduled flight departure for Israel.

34.   It is the first visit of a Finnish president to Argentina.

35.   Meanwhile, the UN team led by former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari, which had assembled in Geneva, has canceled its scheduled departure for Israel.

36.   On Saturday, the delgation will visit Kultaranta, the official summer residence of the Finnish president located in Naantali, near Turku.

37.   PLO leader Yasser Arafat will briefly visit Finland on Sunday and will have talks with Finnish president and prime minister, the Finnish foreign ministry said here Thursday.

38.   The Finnish president was also due to visit Brazil.

39.   The mission, headed by former Finnish president Martti Ahtissari, is waiting in Geneva for Israeli authorisation.