ZAGREB, April 19 (Hina) - Croatian President has sent a letter to Pope Benedict XVI expressing his best wishes for the second anniversary of his pontificate and his 80th birthday, and reiterating his invitation to the pontiff to visit
Croatia, the President's Office said on Thursday.
ZAGREB, April 19 (Hina) - Croatian President has sent a letter to
Pope Benedict XVI expressing his best wishes for the second anniversary of his
pontificate and his 80th birthday, and reiterating his invitation to the
pontiff to visit Croatia, the President's Office said on Thursday.
"In our time, which brings, almost on a daily basis, serious threats not only
to peace, but also to sustainable development, we are all invited to engage in
dialogue of trust in promoting peace, progress, social justice and religious
freedoms, and to respect our differences acquired by tradition," Mesic said in
his letter.
Mesic said that it was in such an environment that Croatia wanted to
build its future and maintain cooperation with all countries in Europe and the
world.