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   MEETING OF PERMANENT WORKING COMMISSION HOLY SEE-ISRAEL   
      
   VATICAN CITY, 10 DEC 2010 (VIS) - Made public today was an English-language   
   communique concerning the plenary meeting of the Bilateral Permanent Working   
   Commission between the Holy See and the State of Israel, which was held at the   
   Israeli ministry of foreign affairs on 9 December.   
      
   "The meeting of the plenary commission took place in a good and open   
   atmosphere", the communique reads. "The delegation of the Holy See was headed   
   by Msgr. Ettore Balestrero, under secretary for Relations with States, and the   
   delegation of the State of Israel was headed by Danny Ayalon, MK, deputy   
   minister of Foreign Affairs.   
      
   "At the start of the meeting, reference was made to the telegram sent by   
   Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone S.D.B. to Benyamin Netanyahu,   
   prime minister of the State of Israel, conveying Pope Benedict XVI's assurances   
   of his prayers and his solidarity with the families of those who lost their   
   lives, to the wounded and to all who were affected by the recent forest fire in   
   northern Israel, as well as 'his appreciation for the rescue efforts which were   
   carried out with such selfless dedication', and his prayers 'that those who   
   have lost their homes in this tragedy may soon be able to rebuild their lives'.   
      
   "The Plenary discussed the next steps towards conclusion of the Agreement.   
      
   "The Plenary will hold its next meeting on 16 June 2011 at the Vatican. The   
   next 'Working Level' meeting will take place on 3 February 2011.   
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