MEETING IN THE VATICAN FOR SECRETARY OF STATE ALBRIGHT

VATICAN CITY, JUL 28, 1999 (VIS) - At midday today, Holy See Press Office Director Joaquin Navarro-Valls made a declaration on this morning's meeting between Archbishop Jean-Louis Tauran, secretary for Relations with States, and United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.

"The friendly meeting, which lasted for more than an hour, provided the opportunity for an exchange of opinions on various aspects of international affairs. Particular attention was given to the Middle East peace process, to the situation in a number of Asian countries as well as to the longed for normalization in the Balkans.

"The two sides agreed on the necessity to persevere with the efforts presently underway, in order that law and justice may guarantee genuine peace and the true coexistence of peoples everywhere."

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