On Tuesday at 15:00 pm, in front of the Presidential Palace, the official welcoming ceremony is scheduled to take place, followed by a meeting between the Presidents and a parallel meeting between the official delegations of the two countries.
At 16:20 pm, at Kadriorg, the Heads of State are going to meet the press.
At 17:30 pm, President Rüütel and President Ciampi at the Knighthood House will open an exhibition entitled "The Golden Centuries of Italian Ceramics".
On Tuesday evening, the President of the Republic of Estonia and Mrs. Ingrid Rüütel at the Kadriorg Art Museum will host a state dinner in honour the President of the Republic of Italy and Mrs. Franca Pilla Ciampi.
Public Relations Unit of the Office of the President
Kadriorg, April 19, 2004