ROME, Feb 6, 2020 (BSS) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had an audience
with Pope Francis, the spiritual leader of the Catholics of the world, at the
Holy See (Vatican City) today.
“The premier visited Vatican City near the Italian capital of Rome this
morning and had an audience with the Pope there,” PM’s Press Secretary
Ihsanul Karim said.
The premier, he said, stayed there for some time and exchanged
pleasantries with the Pope.
PM’s younger sister Sheikh Rehana and daughter Saima Wazed Hossain were
present on the occasion.
Sheikh Hasina will leave here for Italian city of Milan this afternoon by
a train.
The prime minister arrived here on Tuesday afternoon for a four-day
official visit to Italy at the invitation of her Italian counterpart Giuseppe
Conte.