THE HOLY SEE SHARES IN SORROW FOR DEATH OF KING HUSSEIN

VATICAN CITY, FEB 7, 1999 (VIS) - Holy See Press Office Director Joaquin Navarro-Valls this morning made the following declaration upon learning the news of the death of King Hussein of Jordan:

"The Holy See shares in the grief of this noble country, recalling also the many contacts which King Hussein had with the Holy Father.

"Given the diplomatic links which unite the Kingdom of Jordan to the Holy See and the personal links which unite the Royal Household with the Apostolic See, the Holy Father has sent Cardinal Achille Silvestrini, prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, as his personal representative to the funeral of the King of Jordan."

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