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Rugova received by Pope John Paul II
Tanjug ^
| December 20, 2003
Posted on 12/20/2003 10:15:31 AM PST by joan
17:34 THE VATICAN, Dec 20 (Tanjug) - Pope John Paul II on Saturday received Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova in a private audience.
The Vatican did not say anything about the subject of the talks, the US news agency Associated Press said.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: balkans; campaignfinance; johnpaulii; kosovo; rugova
Ibrahim Rugova is President of Kosovo.
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12/20/2003 10:15:31 AM PST
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joan
To: *balkans
bttt
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12/20/2003 10:16:28 AM PST
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joan
![](http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20031220/i/r1057772872.jpg)
Pope John Paul (news - web sites ) II chats with Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova during a private meeting in his library at the Vatican (news - web sites ), December 20, 2003. REUTERS/Pool
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12/20/2003 3:05:29 PM PST
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joan
To: joan
Maybe Rugova is thinking about converting to Catholicism. :-)
Or maybe trying to curry some favor with the Kosovo Albanian Catholic community.
To: joan
Kosovo President Meets Pope John Paul II
ROME, Italy -- Pope John Paul II met with Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova at the Vatican on Saturday (20 December). Rugova expressed his appreciation for the beatification of Mother Teresa and for the Popes contribution to promoting religious tolerance and peace. According to reports, Rugova asked for Vatican support for Kosovo and briefed the Pope on preparations in Pristina to build a cathedral. (Kosovo Radio, HINA - 20/12/03)
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