Israeli President launches Facebook page

PanARMENIAN.Net - Israeli President Shimon Peres is planning on taking advantage of Facebook social network to call on citizens of the world to ask him questions through his official page on the site and even to suggest ideas that could promote peace in the Middle East, Ynet reports.

Peres' page in its Israeli version will be launched on Friday, Feb 24 and the international version will be launched with more pomp and ceremony at the Facebook headquarters in San Francisco.

The initiative is part of a new project to promote peace. Its main goal is to create communication with citizens of countries that Israel does not necessarily have diplomatic relations with, with an emphasis on younger citizens from Arab countries. The plan aims to enable them to propose ideas on possible methods of bringing people, rather than just countries, closer.

The president is expected to set out for a visit to the U.S. during which, on March 6, he will visit the Facebook headquarters in the Silicone Valley where he will meet with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.

Peres will also give an interview which will be transmitted live on Facebook Live. Facebook members from around the world will get the opportunity to ask the president personal questions.