Tallinn awaits dignitaries for Meri's funeral

  • 2006-03-15
TALLINN 's The Estonian capital was bracing for a wave of statesmen and world leaders to attend the March 26 funeral of President Lennart Meri.

Among those expected are Finnish President Tarja Halonen, King Harald V of Norway and the Latvian and Lithuanian presidents.

The funeral will be held at the Kaarli Church in Tallinn. Meri, who was president in 1992-2001, died on Tuesday. He was 76.