Today, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew held a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli President Shimon Peres in the Holy Lands.

A tripartite agreement on environmental issues, focusing on offshore research and hydrocarbon extraction and on oil pollution was agreed on Tuesday by environment ministers from Greece, Cyprus, and Israel. The formal signing of the agreement is expected by June.

The 11^th Thessaloniki Book Fair (TBF), will be held from 8 to 11 May 2014 at the Helexpo Exhibition Centre. Israel will be the Guest of Honour for 2014, while the cultural programme will also include a thematic exhibition entitled “Books about Europe”.