Vatican City, 31 October 2015 (VIS) –
This morning the Holy Father Francis received in audience in the
Vatican Apostolic Palace His Excellency Mr. Gjorge Ivanov, president
of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, who subsequently met
with His Eminence Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin,
accompanied by Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, secretary for
Relations with States.
During the discussions, which took
place in a cordial atmosphere, the Parties expressed their
satisfaction at the existing good bilateral relations, and their hope
for the realisation of the country’s aspirations and increasing
efforts to join the European Union.
Attention then turned to various themes
of international politics in the current global context, also in
relation to persistent difficulties of an economic and social nature,
and the need for joint efforts to offer assistance to the great
number of refugees arriving in the region.
Finally, the Parties recognised the
importance of further encouraging the co-existence of and dialogue
between the various ethnic and religious groups in the former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
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