Foreign Minister Shimon Peres visited Spanish officials and drummed up support for his international peace conference proposal. Premier Yitzhak Shamir had hoped Peres would fail. Peres also met Soviet officials in Rome, reportedly to discuss resumption of diplomatic relations.
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