Joint Communiqué

BILATERAL PERMANENT WORKING COMMISSION
BETWEEN THE HOLY SEE AND THE STATE OF ISRAEL

Plenary meeting held on 15 June 2010
at the Vatican Apostolic Palace

The meeting of the Plenary Commission took place in an
atmosphere of mutual understanding. The Delegation of the Holy See was
headed by Monsignor Ettore BALESTRERO, Under - Secretary for Relations with
States; and the Delegation of the State of Israel was headed by Mr Daniel
AYALON, M.K, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.

The Plenary welcomed the progress accomplished by the "Working
Level" Commission since the previous Plenary, and has agreed on the next
steps towards conclusion of the Agreement.

The Plenary will hold its next meeting on 6 December 2010 at the
Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The next "Working Level" meeting will
take place on 27-28 July 2010.