However, it is not clear whether Peres would be able to attend a meeting Sunday with US Mideast peace envoy George Mitchell, who arrived late Saturday in Israel to help start Israeli-Palestinian talks before the two sides meet at the UN General Assembly Sep 23.

The Polish-born former prime minister won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994 for reaching a series of key interim accords with Palestinians, and was elected Israel's ninth president in 2007.

Despite his advanced age, Peres maintains a busy schedule and takes part in numerous meetings and events every week, the YNet said.

--RIA Novosti

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