Sydney, Australia, Feb 28, SPA -- Israel's president took a cruisein Sydney's landmark harbor Monday amid tight security,after arriving for a seven-day visit to Australia. Israeli President Moshe Katsav was scheduled to spend twodays in Sydney meeting with state government officials,business representatives and members of the city's Jewishcommunity. He will then travel to Canberra, where he will attend aluncheon hosted by Prime Minister John Howard and a statedinner with the British Queen's representative inAustralia, Governor-General Michael Jeffery. Katsav also plans to meet with the leader of Australia'sopposition Labor party, Kim Beazley. The tour marks Katsav's first visit to Australia, and thefirst Australian visit by an Israeli president since ChaimHerzog in 1986.--SPA1426 Local Time 1126 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/243039