Montenegro at the Vatican

Today in the Vatican Apostolic Palace the Holy Father, Pope Francis received in audience His Excellency, Mister Duško Marković, Prime Minister of Montenegro, who subsequently met with His Eminence, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Secretary of State of His Holiness, accompanied by His Excellency, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States.

During the cordial discussions the parties focused on the existing good bilateral relations, in the hope that they may be further consolidated. In particular, they highlighted the value of the harmonious inter-ethnic and inter-religious co-existence which characterizes the millennia-long Montenegrin identity.

Finally, there was an exchange of views on some themes of an international nature, with particular reference to the future of the European project, the current religious challenges and the phenomenon of migration.