Shimon Peres sworn in as Israeli president

By Xinhua

Jerusalem : Shimon Peres was sworn in as the ninth president of Israel in Jerusalem Sunday.


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The inauguration started at 6 p.m. (1500 GMT) at the Israeli Knesset (parliament).

Peres, 83, examined the Israel defence forces’ honour guard, accompanied by acting president and Knesset Speaker Dalia Itzik.

The president then placed a wreath on a monument commemorating Israel’s fallen soldiers.

At 6:30 p.m. (1530 GMT), Peres was sworn in and signed a declaration. He is expected to give a speech later.

Peres was elected to the largely ceremonial post of president a month ago. His predecessor, Moshe Katsav, resigned from the presidency two weeks ago, and Knesset Speaker Dalia Itzik has been serving as acting president in the interim.

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