ATTORNEY GENERAL ASHCROFT TO MEET WITH THE MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR OF FINLAND

The following press release was published by the US Department of Justice on Jan. 15, 2002. It is reproduced in full below.

FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY–NOT FOR RELEASE TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2002 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 616-2777 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Attorney General John Ashcroft will meet with the Minister of the Interior of Finland, Ville Itälä, TODAY, Tuesday, January 15 at 4:30pm. There will be a photo-op at the beginning of the meeting. Attorney General Ashcroft and Minister Itälä will not take questions.

WHAT: Attorney General Meeting with the Finnish Minister of the Interior WHEN: TODAY, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 4:30pm WHERE: Department of Justice 5th floor Conference room, room 5137 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC Reporters interested in attending must be in place by 4:20pm and may enter the Department through the main entrance on Pennsylvania Ave. 02-013

Source: US Department of Justice