1 Oct . 2007
On 1 October 2007 the NATO Public Diplomacy Division organised a high-level visit to NATO of members of the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee headed by its Chairman, Mr. Tzachi Hanegbi, and representatives from the Atlantic Forum of Israel, headed by its Chairman, Prof. Uzi Arad.
During the visit, the members of the Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee met with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and other high-level NATO officials in addition to the Permanent Representatives to the North Atlantic Council of the Czech Republic, Denmark, Italy, Romania and Spain. Topics discussed included current political and military issues, as well as developments in the enhanced Mediterranean Dialogue and the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative, launched at the 2004 Istanbul Summit.
