President Ephraim Katzir and Mrs. Katzir returned Thursday from an 18-day visit to Mexico and Central America. The President told reporters at Ben Gurion Airport that there was a great deal of support and friendship for Israel in those countries which was expressed in their mass media. The Katzirs visited Costa Rica and Guatemala in addition to Mexico. They were greeted at the airport by Deputy Premier Yigoel Yadin, Knesset Speaker Itzhak Shamir and other dignitaries. Premier Menachem Begin remained at his home today resting from his five-day visit to Britain.
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