Pope Benedict Receives Serb President and Czech PM

(14 Nov 09 - RV) Pope Benedict received the President of Serbia, Boris Tadic, and the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Jan Fischer, in separate audiences this morning.

In the meeting with Prime Minister Fischer, talks focused on Pope Benedict’s recent Apostolic visit. Mention was also made of the Czech Republic's adoption of the Lisbon reform treaty.

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The Serbian integration into the European Union, positive dialogue between the Catholic Church and Serbian Orthodox Church and the upcoming commemoration of Emperor Constantine’s edict of Milan were the focus of discussions between Pope Benedict and Serbian President Boris Tadic.

President Tadic spoke to Emer McCarthy about the meeting, his second with Pope Benedict to date:

Emer McCarthy spoke to President Tadic about Serbia's role in Europe: