Prime Minister Ariel Sharon met this morning with Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moller and made the following remarks at the start of the meeting: “We are pleased to host the Danish Foreign Minister. Israeli-Danish relations are very friendly; Denmark is very friendly towards Israel and I am certain that this visit will lead to a further strengthening of bilateral relations.”Danish Foreign Minister Moller replied: “I am very glad to be received by the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister has made courageous steps towards peace in the region, and I really think that Israel has done a very good job, under the leadership of the Prime Minister, to secure the peace and the two-state solution by the withdrawal from Gaza. I know the Prime Minister has been busy working to make this bold step a success story, and I am sure that Israel and Palestine, at the end of the day, will have a new life side by side in democracy and peace.”