Italian Premier Meets Pope For First Time

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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Premier Mario Monti has met with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican in their first formal talks since Monti took over as head of a government of experts in November to tackle Italy’s debt crisis.

The Vatican said the two sides discussed Italian and European issues as well as the need to protect religious minorities in some areas of the world, and confirmed their interest in continuing “constructive cooperation.”

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