Subject: Readout of Vice President Biden’s Meeting with Vatican State Secretary Pietro Parolin
From: White House Press Office<[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2016 10:16:27 -0500

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Vice President

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 29, 2016

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*Readout of Vice President Bidens Meeting with Vatican State Secretary Pietro Parolin*

The Vice President met today with Vatican State Secretary Pietro Parolin&lrm;. The leaders discussed the persecution of Christians and other religious minorities across the Middle East, with a focus on the abuses perpetrated by ISIL in Iraq and Syria. The leaders also discussed the need for a negotiated solution in Syria.

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