Peres visits Paris, Nouakchott

The Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres on Wednesday arrived in Paris where he was due to meet with the French President Jacque Chirac.

On Tuesday Peres met with Mauritania's President during a visit he had held to Nouakchott and discussed with him latest developments in the Middle East as well as means of developing Israeli- Mauritania ' s relations. The Israeli radio reported.