HOLY SEE TO BE REPRESENTED AT WTO MEETING

VATICAN CITY, JAN 21, 2000 (VIS) - Msgr. Piero Monni, Holy See permanent observer to the World Tourism Organization (WTO), will attend the First Extraordinary Session of the Executive Council of the WTO, which will be held in Madrid, Spain, from January 24 to 27. The International Tourism Fair will also be held in Madrid during that period.

Msgr. Monni is scheduled to address the participants on Tuesday, January 25. A note from his office announcing the Madrid meeting also lists some of the themes which will be discussed over four days. These include: an examination of the methods of modernization of the WTO, an analysis of the new role of the private sector within the WTO, and an evaluation of the opportunity to create public-private partnerships aimed at realizing the goals of this multilateral and intergovernmental organization which is closely linked to the United Nations.

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