San Marino’s new ambassador to H.See presents letters of Credence to Pope

(Nov.13, 2008):- “Every nation and every institution, large or small, is called today, to work actively to build an international community based on shared human and spiritual values”, Pope Benedict XVI told the new ambassdador of the Republic of San Marino to the Holy See, when he presented his letters of Credence on Thursday. The Pope told Ambassador Sante Carducci that the Republic of San Marino with its ancient history, rich in cultural and religious traditions, could play a vital role in the education for peace of future generations and the protection of the family – the basic cell of society. The Pope hoped that cordial relations already existing between the Republic of San Marino and the Holy See would intensify and said the Holy See would give its full cooperation in the fulfilment of his mission.
San Marino in the Apennine Mountains is a landlocked enclave completely surrounded by Italy. San Marino’s constitution dating back to 1600 is the world’s oldest written constitution still in effect. One of the European microstates, San Marino has the smallest population of all the members of the Council of Europe.