VATICAN CITY, SEP 5, 2007 (VIS) - The Holy See Press Office released the following communique at midday today:
"This morning, Farouk al-Charaa, vice-president of the Syrian Arab Republic was received by His Holiness Benedict XVI, to whom he delivered a personal message from Bashar al-Asad, president of Syria. Farouk al-Charaa then went on to meet Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, secretary for Relations with States.
"During the course of the conversation, having highlighted the efforts being made by Syria to receive hundreds of thousands of Iraqi refugees and the assistance expected from multilateral organizations, attention turned to the problems faced by Christians in the country, and to the decisive contribution the Syrian Arab Republic can make to the grave crises affecting many peoples in the Middle East."
OP/.../SYRIAN VICE-PRESIDENT VIS 20070905 (140)
"This morning, Farouk al-Charaa, vice-president of the Syrian Arab Republic was received by His Holiness Benedict XVI, to whom he delivered a personal message from Bashar al-Asad, president of Syria. Farouk al-Charaa then went on to meet Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, secretary for Relations with States.
"During the course of the conversation, having highlighted the efforts being made by Syria to receive hundreds of thousands of Iraqi refugees and the assistance expected from multilateral organizations, attention turned to the problems faced by Christians in the country, and to the decisive contribution the Syrian Arab Republic can make to the grave crises affecting many peoples in the Middle East."
OP/.../SYRIAN VICE-PRESIDENT VIS 20070905 (140)
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