Israel and the Soviet Union have agreed to set up binational chambers of commerce in both Moscow and Tel Aviv.
The decision, reported in Tuesday’s Jerusalem Post, was reached Monday in Leningrad by visiting Israeli Dan Gillerman, president of the Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce in Tel Aviv, in agreement with Soviet officials during Gillerman’s two-day visit.
The possibility of opening trade links between the Soviet Union and Israel were also discussed at the meetings, which were described as “encouraging,” as well as the improvement of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Last month, the first Israeli consular delegation to visit the Soviet Union in 21 years arrived in Moscow. Their stated purpose was only to look after the former Israel Embassy property.
Meanwhile, the Soviet television authority has offered to sell Soviet feature films and documentaries to Israel Television. The offer marked the first time that Soviet television has approached its Israeli counterpart.
A telex was received from Moscow yesterday expressing a desire for mutual cooperation and informing Israel Television that a detailed catalogue of Soviet films had been sent by airmail to Jerusalem.
In a similar vein, Hungarian television has also made its first contact with Israeli television, offering a program about the expulsion of the Turks from Hungary.
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