Foreign Ministry Note

This morning, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, visited St. Peter’s Basilica to pay homage to the mortal remains of Pope Emeritus Joseph Ratzinger. “A pontiff who accompanied the construction of the European Union, always promoting the fundamental values on which European society is built for the benefit of all. This is the greatest legacy the Pope left to all the men and women involved in various ways in the institutions”, said Tajani to commemorate Pope Benedict XVI.