DECLARATION FROM HOLY SEE PRESS OFFICE DIRECTOR

VATICAN CITY, FEB 28, 2002 (VIS) - Today in the late morning, Holy See Press Office Director Joaquin Navarro-Valls made the following declaration:

"This morning, the Holy Father John Paul II received in audience Aleksander Kwasniewski, president of the Republic of Poland.

"The president then went on to meet Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano.

"In the course of the discussions, attention was given to Church-State relations in Poland, with particular reference to subjects that especially concern the Church such as life, the family and solidarity.

"There followed an exchange of opinions on the situation in Europe and the world.

"In his meeting with the Holy Father, President Kwasniewski invited John Paul II to visit Poland, for which the Pope expressed his appreciation."

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