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Hasina talks world peace with Pope Hasan

Jahid Tusher, from Rome
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday met Pope Benedict XVI at the Holy See in the Vatican City.
During the one-to-one meeting, they discussed various issues on global peace and prosperity and also prayed for the universal peace.
The Vatican City received Hasina cordially with ceremonial formalities on her arrival. Pope Benedict also offered gifts to Hasina.
.After the half an hour meeting, Sheikh Hasina introduced the Bangladesh delegation to Pope Benedict.
Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury; Foreign Minister Dipu Moni, Food and Disaster Management Minister Abdur Razzaque, PM s Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad and Ambassador Ziauddin were included in the delegation.
The premier later met Cardinal Tarcisio Berione, secretary of state of the Vatican City and head of the government.
During the meeting, Hasina also discussed various matters of bilateral interests, Abul Kalam Azad said.
Earlier in the morning, six honorary Consuls General for Bangladesh in Italy paid a courtesy call on the prime minister at her Grand Hotel Parco dei Principi suite.
The consuls general are -Cesare Mozzi of Milan, Ugo Pellegrino of Naples, Giovanni Vanadia of Catania, Raffaele Fasano of Bari, Giorgia * Granata of Florence and Vincenzo Di Tanto of Palermo.
Hasina advised them to carry out their responsibility more effectively for the development of Bangladesh and its people especially, the expatriate Bangladeshis in Italy.
She hoped that relations between Bangladesh and Italy would develop further through benefiting works of the consuls general.
She also advised the consuls general appointed by Bangladesh government to work with an aim to increase Italian investment in Bangladesh.
The consuls general apprised the prime minister of the contributions of expatriate Bangladeshis in Italy in
further economic development of both the countries.
Foreign Minister Dipu Moni, Ambassador Ziauddin. Bangladesh Ambassador to Italy Masud Bin Momen and Deputy Press Secretary to the Prime Minister Mahbubul Hoque Shakil were present on the occasion among others.