Najib arrives in Rome to visit pope

Najib arrives in Rome to visit pope

Prime Minister Najib Razak arrived in Rome on Sunday for a working visit. Najib is scheduled to meet Pope Benedict XVI and hold a meeting with Vatican secretary of state Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone at Castel Gandolfo here.

Prime Minister Najib Razak arrived in Rome on Sunday for a working visit.

The aircraft carrying the Prime Minister and his wife Rosmah Mansor touched down at Ciampino Airport at about 6pm local time.

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He was received by Ministers in the Prime Minister’s Department Koh Tsu Koon and Jamil Khir Baharom.

Najib is scheduled to meet Pope Benedict XVI and hold a meeting with Vatican secretary of state Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone at Castel Gandolfo here.

– Bernama

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