Israel Minister of Agriculture Haim Gvati, accompanied by Israel Ambassador Eliashiv Ben Horin, was received by Venezuela’s president, Dr. Raul Leoni to whom he handed a personal letter from President Zalman Shazar of Israel.
Later, the Minister was warmly received by a joint session of the agricultural committees of Venezuela’s Congress. Mr. Gvati, who concluded his Latin American tour here, left for Israel today.
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