13/07/2001 (Agence Europe) - The Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Walter Schwimmer, is to make a visit to Israel and to the territories under the control of the Palestinian Authority from this Friday until 17 July. During his visit, he will have meetings in Jerusalem with President Moshe Katsav and Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, as well as with Messrs Peres, Burg and Olmert. When in Ramallah, he will have meetings with the Palestinian Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Nabil Amr, and the Minister for International Cooperation Nabil Shaath. A meeting with President Arafat has still to be confirmed.