VATICAN CITY, JUN 4, 2007 (VIS) - The Holy See Press Office today released the following communique:
"This morning, the Holy Father Benedict XVI received in audience Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, president of the Philippines, accompanied by her husband and an entourage.
"The president subsequently went on to meet Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone S.D.B. and Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, secretary for Relations with States. During the discussions reference was made to the cordial relations that exist between the Holy See and the Republic of the Philippines, and to the understanding and cooperation between Church and State.
"Attention also turned to the political and social situation in Southeast Asia, and especially to the respect and promotion of human rights and of democratic institutions in that region."
OP/HUMAN RIGHTS/PHILIPPINES:MACAPAGAL VIS 20070604 (140)
"This morning, the Holy Father Benedict XVI received in audience Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, president of the Philippines, accompanied by her husband and an entourage.
"The president subsequently went on to meet Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone S.D.B. and Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, secretary for Relations with States. During the discussions reference was made to the cordial relations that exist between the Holy See and the Republic of the Philippines, and to the understanding and cooperation between Church and State.
"Attention also turned to the political and social situation in Southeast Asia, and especially to the respect and promotion of human rights and of democratic institutions in that region."
OP/HUMAN RIGHTS/PHILIPPINES:MACAPAGAL VIS 20070604 (140)
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