DECLARATION ON VISIT TO VATICAN BY ALBANIAN OFFICIAL

VATICAN CITY, JAN 15, 1999 (VIS) - Holy See Press Office Director Joaquin Navarro-Valls, in a declaration made this afternoon on the visit today to Pope John Paul and Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano by Pandeli Majko, president of the Council of Ministers of Albania, said:

"During the meetings, Mr. Pandeli Majko wished to inform about the current situation in Albania in the context of the difficult times in Kosovo and in the Balkans. The meetings also allowed for a review of the relationship between the Church and State in Albania after the promulgation of the new constitution."

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