VATICAN CITY, JUL 15, 2004 (VIS) - The vice-director of the Holy See Press Office, Fr. Ciro Benedettini, C.P., made the following declaration this morning:
"Today, July 15, Sergei Lavrov, foreign minister of the Russian Federation, met with Cardinal Angelo Sodano, secretary of State. Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo, secretary for Relations with States and Vitaly Litvin, ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Holy See, also participated in the meeting.
"In the course of the meeting there was an exchange of views on bilateral relations between the Holy See and Russia and on the international situation, with special interest in dialogue among cultures and collaboration within international organizations.
"The serious problem of peace in the Holy Land and Iraq was also touched upon.
"The meeting demonstrated the cordial relations that exist between the two parties and the possibility of further developments."
OP/VISIT RUSSIAN MINISTER/SODANO:LAVROV VIS 20040715 (150)
"Today, July 15, Sergei Lavrov, foreign minister of the Russian Federation, met with Cardinal Angelo Sodano, secretary of State. Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo, secretary for Relations with States and Vitaly Litvin, ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Holy See, also participated in the meeting.
"In the course of the meeting there was an exchange of views on bilateral relations between the Holy See and Russia and on the international situation, with special interest in dialogue among cultures and collaboration within international organizations.
"The serious problem of peace in the Holy Land and Iraq was also touched upon.
"The meeting demonstrated the cordial relations that exist between the two parties and the possibility of further developments."
OP/VISIT RUSSIAN MINISTER/SODANO:LAVROV VIS 20040715 (150)
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