VATICAN CITY: Mexico's conservative President Felipe Calderon held long talks with Pope Benedict XVI on Monday, reviewing themes expected to come up at this week's Group of Eight summit as well as Mexican concerns such as immigration and drug trafficking.
Calderon is making a European tour that includes a stop in Germany to attend the yearly summit of leading industrialized nations as a special representative.
The meeting with Benedict lasted 22 minutes, with the two men speaking in Spanish and taking note that this year marks the 15th anniversary of the restoration of diplomatic relations between the Holy See and heavily Catholic Mexico, the Vatican said.
Regarding Mexico, Benedict and Calderon spoke about immigration, indigenous peoples, the environment and the battle against violence and drug trafficking, the Vatican said in a statement.
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