PM Rop Expected in the Vatican

Vatican City, 27 May - Prime Minister Anton Rop will begin a two-day official visit to the Vatican on Thursday evening. The main part of his visit will take place on Friday, when Rop is scheduled to meet Secretary of the Holy See for Relations with States Angelo Sodano, in a meeting that will see the states exchange ratification documents for a bilateral agreement on legal matters. Rop is also scheduled to have an audience with Pope John Paul II on Friday.