Wednesday, October 11, 2000

CARDINAL SODANO RECEIVES ISRAELI MINISTER SHIMON PERES

VATICAN CITY, OCT 11, 2000 (VIS) - In a declaration released last evening, Holy See Press Office Director Joaquin Navarro-Valls stated that "this evening, October 10, Shimon Peres, Israeli minister of Regional cooperation, paid a visit in the Vatican to Cardinal Angelo Sodano and Archbishop Jean-Louis Tauran.

"During the conversations there was an exchange of viewpoints on the dramatic situation in the Middle East.

"For its part, the Vatican reiterated the priority of ending the armed encounters and the urgency of undertaking dialogue between the sides, with respect for the legitimate aspirations of the two peoples and the accords which have been subscribed to."

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