Foreign Minister Karolos Papoulias will make an official visit to Israel from Nov. 30-Dec. 2 at the invitation of Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, it was announced here Friday.
The visit will be the first by foreign minister of Greece to the Jewish state. Observers believe it is a step toward establishing full diplomatic relations between the two countries. Israel is represented here only on the consular level.
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