HOLY FATHER RECEIVES KING ABDULLAH BIN HUSSEIN OF JORDAN

VATICAN CITY, SEP 18, 1999 (VIS) - At midday today, Holy See Press Office Director Joaquin Navarro-Valls made the following declaration regarding today's meeting at Castelgandolfo between the Holy Father and His Majesty King Abdullah Bin Hussein of Jordan:

"In the course of their friendly discussion, John Paul II recalled the various meetings he had had with the Hashemite sovereign's father, King Hussein. In exchanging points of view they considered the new positive climate for the peace process, following the signing of the Sharm El-Sheikh agreement. The Holy Father explained to King Abdullah his desire to visit a number of biblical sites in the Middle East. At the end of the meeting, the Pope greeted Queen Rania and the entourage."

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