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).
“The premier visited Vatican City near the Italian capital of Rome on Thursday (Feb 6) morning and had an audience with the Pope there,” PM’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim was quoted by BSS as saying.
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 the Vatican for the Italian city of Milan this afternoon by a train.
The prime minister arrived in Vatican City on Tuesday (Feb 4) afternoon for a four-day visit to Italy at the invitation of her Italian counterpart Giuseppe Conte.