HOLY SEE-ALBANIA ACCORD: REGULATION OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS

VATICAN CITY, MAR 26, 2002 (VIS) - On March 23, the "accord between the Holy See and the Republic of Albania regarding the regulation of reciprocal relations" was signed in Tirana. Archbishop Giovanni Bulaitis, apostolic nuncio in Albania, signed for the Holy See, and Prime Minister Pandeli Majko signed for the Republic of Albania.

According to a communique published yesterday afternoon, Archbishop Bulaitis "expressed the keen satisfaction of the Holy See and the local Church upon the signing of the accord which can be considered a historical event in the context of Albania's recent history. Prime Minister Majko thanked the Holy See and the local Church for its special and constant concern for the country and expressed his desire that the accord strengthen greatly the ties between Albania and the Holy See."

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