Wednesday, June 16, 2010

PROGRESS OF PERMANENT COMMISSION HOLY SEE - ISRAEL

VATICAN CITY, 16 JUN 2010 (VIS) - The Bilateral Permanent Working Commission between the Holy See and the State of Israel held its plenary meeting in the Vatican yesterday "in an atmosphere of mutual understanding", according to a joint communique released in the late afternoon.

  "The plenary welcomed the progress accomplished by the 'Working Level' Commission since the previous plenary, and agreed on the next steps towards conclusion of the Agreement", says the English-language communique.

  The Holy See delegation was headed by Msgr. Ettore Balestrero, under secretary for Relations with States; and the delegation of the State of Israel by Daniel Ayalon, deputy minister for foreign affairs.

  The next plenary meeting will take place on 6 December at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, while the next "Working Level" meeting will be held from 27-28 July.
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