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   HOLY FATHER RECEIVES PRIME MINISTER OF HUNGARY   
      
   VATICAN CITY, 6 DEC 2010 (VIS) - Today at noon, the Press Office of the Holy   
   See made public the following communique:   
      
   "On the morning of Monday, 6 December, the Holy Father Benedict XVI received in   
   audience His Excellency Mr. Viktor Orban, Prime Minister of the Republic of   
   Hungary, who successively met with the Secretary of State, His Eminence   
   Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, accompanied by His Excellency Msgr. Dominique   
   Mamberti, Secretary for Relations with States".   
      
   "During the cordial discussion, the prime minister outlined the country's   
   current social, economic, and political situation. The importance of the   
   Christian tradition in the life of the nation and the role of the Catholic   
   Church for its renewal was emphasized. The next semester of Hungarian   
   presidency of the European Union was then discussed, highlighting some   
   convergences of vision between Hungary and the Holy See on major themes that   
   concern the European continent. Finally, a few items regarding relations and   
   cooperation in the region were covered".   
   OP/ VIS 20101206 (150)   
      
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