Vatican
City, 8 December 2013 (VIS) – This morning in the Vatican Apostolic
Palace the Holy Father received in audience the president of the
Republic of the Congo, Denis Sassou N'Guesso, who subsequently went
on to meet with Archbishop Pietro Parolin, secretary of State.
During
the cordial discussions, the Parties focused on the positive
contribution made by the Catholic Church in Congolese society, in
particular in the fields of welfare and education. Mention was made
of the good existing relations between the Holy See and the Republic
of Congo, and various themes of common interest were considered,
renewing intentions to strengthen further bilateral collaboration.
Finally,
the focus turned to several questions of interest to Central Africa,
including various situations of a humanitarian nature, with
particular attention to assistance for refugees, as well as the
problem of security in the Region, also in relation to the growth of
tensions due to fundamentalism.
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