ZAGREB, March 28 (Hina) - Croatian President Stipe Mesic will officially visit Israel in late October, Israeli Foreign Ministry's deputy director David Peleg said after talks with the Croatian President Wednesday. President Mesic will
arrive in Israel on October 30, Peleg said and added Israel appreciated and respected Mesic's clear anti-fascist standpoints as well as his clear standpoints regarding the past and World War II. Peleg told Hina Mesic's visit to Israel would last three days. During the visit, Mesic will hold talks with his host, Israeli President Moshe Katsav, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, parliament speaker Avraham Burg, and representatives of the Israeli Opposition. According to the official protocol, the Croatian President should visit the Holocaust memorial centre in Jerusalem, Jad Vashem. Israel is satisfied with cooperation with Croatia, Peleg said. The economic exchange between the two countrie
ZAGREB, March 28 (Hina) - Croatian President Stipe Mesic will
officially visit Israel in late October, Israeli Foreign
Ministry's deputy director David Peleg said after talks with the
Croatian President Wednesday.
President Mesic will arrive in Israel on October 30, Peleg said and
added Israel appreciated and respected Mesic's clear anti-fascist
standpoints as well as his clear standpoints regarding the past and
World War II.
Peleg told Hina Mesic's visit to Israel would last three days.
During the visit, Mesic will hold talks with his host, Israeli
President Moshe Katsav, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, parliament
speaker Avraham Burg, and representatives of the Israeli
Opposition.
According to the official protocol, the Croatian President should
visit the Holocaust memorial centre in Jerusalem, Jad Vashem.
Israel is satisfied with cooperation with Croatia, Peleg said. The
economic exchange between the two countries amounts to US$12
million.
Peleg and the Croatian President also discussed the situation in
the Near East, and possibilities for new Israeli-Palestinian
negotiations.
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