ZAGREB, 19 Dec (Hina) - Croatian Foreign Minister Mate Granic on Thursday received the President of the Papal Church Academy, Msgr. Gabriele Montalva, a statement from the Foreign Ministry said.
ZAGREB, 19 Dec (Hina) - Croatian Foreign Minister Mate Granic on
Thursday received the President of the Papal Church Academy, Msgr.
Gabriele Montalva, a statement from the Foreign Ministry said. #L#
Granic thanked Msgr. Montalva for his visit to Croatia and a
lecture he held for members of the Croatian Diplomatic Academy.
The Croatian foreign minister expressed hope that Msgr.
Montalva's visit was an introduction into lasting cooperation
between the Papal Church Academy, the oldest institution of that
kind in the world, and the Croatian Diplomatic School, which has
been working for a year and a half.
Granic stressed the importance of documents which were signed
today by representatives of Croatia and the Holy See in Zagreb,
adding they would strengthen the already good relations between
Vatican and Croatia.
Msgr. Montalva delivered a lecture in the Foreign Ministry
today. The lecture was entitled 'Holy See and World - A Short
Survey of Papal Diplomacy'.
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