AUDIENCE WITH INDONESIAN PRESIDENT WAHID

VATICAN CITY, FEB 5, 2000 (VIS) - At midday today, Holy See Press Office Director Joaquin Navarro-Valls announced that the Holy Father had received in private audience Abdurrahman Wahid, president of the Republic of Indonesia, who later met with Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano.

"During the talks," declared Navarro-Valls, "there was an exchange of opinions on the present situation in Indonesia, with particular reference to inter-religious dialogue and peaceful co-existence between that country's various communities.

"Furthermore, the discussions also turned to the present situation in the two parts of the island of East Timor as well as in Asia in general."

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