Vatican City, 24 April 2015 (VIS) –
This morning in the Vatican Apostolic Palace the Holy Father Francis
received in audience the president of the Czech Republic, Milos
Zeman, who subsequently met with Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher,
secretary for Relations with States.
During the cordial discussions, which
took place on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the restoration of
diplomatic relations between the Holy See and the then-Czech and
Slovak Federative Republic, which took place on 19 April 1990, mutual
willingness to strengthen the good bilateral relations was confirmed,
along with the hope of concluding negotiations with a view to
stipulating a bilateral Agreement. The Parties expressed their wish
to further develop cooperation between Church and State in sectors of
mutual interest, especially in culture, education and social welfare,
for the benefit of the entire nation.
Attention then turned to the current
international context, with special attention to the situation of
Christians and other minorities in the Middle East.
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