PRESS OFFICE DECLARATION ON CHINESE MINISTER'S VISIT

VATICAN CITY, FEB 20, 1999 (VIS) - Holy See Press Office Director Joaquin Navarro-Valls, in a declaration this morning, confirmed that "Foreign Affairs Minister of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Jason C. Hu, was received in the Vatican yesterday by Archbishop Jean-Louis Tauran, secretary for Relations with States, and today by Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano.

"During the conversations, questions of common interest for the Apostolic See and the government of Taipei were reviewed, as well as the broader questions of the Chinese and international situations."

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