Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland met with Israeli President Shimon Peres, after Peres had delivered a speech to the European Parliament today.
In their meeting, Peres and Jagland discussed Europe-Israeli relations, neighbourhood policy, and cooperation between Israel and the Council of Europe.
The Israeli parliament – the Knesset – was granted observer status with the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly in 1957.
See also:
Israel and the Council of Europe