President Kucan to Visit Ireland

Dublin, 17 June - Slovene President Milan Kucan is to begin a two-day visit to Ireland on Monday as part of which he is scheduled to take part in a session of the Irish National Forum on Europe in Dublin on Tuesday. The visit comes after an invitation by the Irish government and the chairman of the forum. President Kucan's schedule also includes meetings with Irish President Mary McAleese and Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, with whom he is to meet tomorrow.