Pope receives Slovenian president Pirc Musar

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, DEC 5 - Pope Francis welcomed Slovenian President Nataša Pirc Musar to the Vatican for an audience. Pirc Musar and her entourage also met with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State, who was accompanied by Msgr.
    Miroslaw Wachowski, Under-Secretary for Relations with States.
    Acording to a Vatican's press release, "during the cordial discussions in the Secretariat of State, the good relations existing between the Holy See and the Republic of Slovenia were highlighted, as well as some open questions in Church-State relations, highlighting the contribution of the Catholic Church to Slovenian society." "They then focused on various international issues, with particular attention to the Western Balkans region, as well as conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine," the statement continues. (ANSA).