MINSK, 11 January (BelTA) - During his visit to Rome, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (with concurrent accreditation) Sergei Aleinik held a meeting with Secretary General for International Relations (Foreign Minister) of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta Stefano Ronca, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The parties discussed the implementation of joint humanitarian cooperation projects between Belarus and the Order of Malta, and also the situation in the European region.
On 10 January Sergei Aleinik took part in Pope Francis I's audience with the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See. After the audience Belarus' deputy minister of foreign affairs held talks with Secretary of State of the Holy See, Cardinal Pietro Parolin.
