Fischer visits Israel

Haifa university on Wednesday presented the German foreign minister Yushka Fischer with an honorary doctorate certificate.

The Israeli radio said that Fischer, currently visiting Israel, will hold talks today with the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon before he heads to Ramullah to meet with the chairman of the Palestinian authority Yasser Arafat.

The radio indicated that Fischer will hold with the Israeli and Palestinian sides, during his current tour, discussions on the conditions in the Palestinian areas and reforms that will be introduced in the Palestinian authority and also the idea of carrying out Palestinian elections.