Vatican City, 28 December 2013: A delegation from the Syrian government met on Saturday
morning with the Vatican Secretary of State, Archbishop Pietro Parolin, and Archbishop
Dominique Mamberti, Secretary for Relations with States.
According to a statement
issued by the director of the Vatican Press Office, Fr. Federico Lombardi, “the delegation
brought a message from President Assad for the Holy Father and explained the position
of the Syrian government”.
The Syrian delegation consisted of Joseph Sweid,
Minister of State, and Hussam Eddin Aala,who is both Assistant Minister and Director
for Europe from the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the current Syrian ambassador
to the Holy See. Source: VR Sedoc