Israel’s President Peres starts Sunday official state visit in Holland
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                  Israel’s President Peres starts Sunday official state visit in Holland

                  Last March, Israel's President Shimon Peres addressed the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

                  Israel’s President Peres starts Sunday official state visit in Holland

                  28.09.2013, Israel and the World

                  Israeli President Shimon Peres will pay a 3-day official state visit to Holland at the invitation of King Willem-Alexander to reaffirm the good relations between the two countries.
                  On Sunday, President Peres will visit the Hollandsche Schouwburg and the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam.
                  The Hollandsche Schouwburg was used during WWII by the Nazis as a deportation location for Jews. The building is currently a monument to commemorate the Holocaust victims.
                  On Monday, President Peres, who is today the world's eldest head of state, will pay a special visit to the Peace Palace in The Hague where he will be received by the President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Peter Tomka. He will take part in a special meeting and discussion with judges of the Court.
                  At the end of his meeting, the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and former Prime Minister of Israel, will deliver a special briefing to the media in which he is expected to address the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians, the recent developments in the Middle East and Israeli-European relations.
                  On Tuesday, the president will be welcomed by King Willem-Alexander at the Noordeinde Palace before a meeting at the Casthuis with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte. Thereafter, he will deliver a speech to the members of the Upper and Lower House of the Dutch Parliament in the plenary hall.
                  In the evening the King and Queen Maxima will offer a state dinner.
                   
                  by: Maureen Shamee

                  EJP