AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, JUN 5, 2000 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in separate audiences:

- Natsagiin Bagabandi, president of Mongolia, accompanied by his wife and entourage.
- Theophilos V. Theophilou, ambassador of Cyprus, on a farewell visit.

This evening at 6:30 he is scheduled to receive Vladimir V. Putin, president of the Russian Federation, accompanied by his entourage.

On Saturday, June 3, he received in separate audiences:

- Archbishop Silvano M. Tomasi C.S., apostolic nuncio in Ethiopia and Eritrea and apostolic delegate in Djibouti.
- Msgr. Adolfo Tito Yllana, charge d'affaires at the apostolic nunciature in Taipei.
- Archbishop Frane Franic, emeritus of Split-Makarska, accompanied by his entourage.
- Bishop Lubomyr Husar M.S.U., auxiliary of the major archbishop of Lviv of the Ukrainians, Ukraine.
- Cardinal Virgilio Noe, vicar general of Vatican City, accompanied by his entourage.
- Cardinal James Francis Stafford, president of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, accompanied by Bishop Stanislaw Rylko, secretary of the same council.
- Cardinal Lucas Moreira Neves O.P., prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.

On Friday, Jun 2, he received Cardinal Jozef Tomko, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

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