DECLARATION BY HOLY SEE PRESS OFFICE DIRECTOR

VATICAN CITY, APR 3, 1999 (VIS) - Holy See Press Office Director Joaquin Navarro-Valls today made the following declaration:

"This morning, Saturday April 3, 1999, a meeting took place in the Vatican between His Eminence Cardinal Angelo Sodano, secretary of state, and president of the Italian Council of Ministers Massimo D'Alema. Also present were Archbishop Jean-Louis Tauran, secretary for Relations with States, Lamberto Dini, minister for foreign affairs, and Marco Minniti, under-secretary to the presidency.

"During the talks, there was an exchange of opinions on the current conflict in Yugoslavia, particularly on the urgency of humanitarian aid, and on the way of reestablishing dialogue among the parties concerned."

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