Israeli President Shimon Peres is in Canada for a four-day visit. Among the topics expected to be discussed when he meets with Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and other senior members of government is Iran, regional security issues, and the Arab Spring.
Without playing down his concerns over the threat he believes Iran poses to Israel, Peres has called for a diplomatic resolution to the current crisis in the last few months in media interviews, official statements and on Facebook.
Here’s a peace message from the Nobel laureate from his official youtube channel – asking us all to ‘Be my Friend for Peace.”