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POPE WRITES TO KOREAN PRESIDENT FOR G20 MEETING

VATICAN CITY, 11 NOV 2010 (VIS) - The Holy Father has sent a Message to Lee
Myung-bak, president of The Republic of Korea, for the occasion of the meeting
of heads of State and government of the world's most industrialised countries
(G20), which begins today in Seoul.

The meeting, writes the Pope in his English-language Letter, "is not only of
global importance but also clearly expresses the significance and
responsibility which Asia has acquired on the international scene at the
beginning of the twenty-first century".

"The Catholic Church, in accordance with her specific nature, regards herself
as involved and shares the concerns of the leaders who will take part in the
Seoul Summit. I therefore encourage you to tackle the numerous serious problems
facing you - and which, in a sense, face every human person today - bearing in
mind the deeper reasons for the economic and financial crisis and giving due
consideration to the consequences of the measures adopted to overcome the
crisis itself, and to seek lasting, sustainable and just solutions.

"In doing so", the Holy Father adds, "it is my hope that
there will be a keen
awareness that the solutions adopted, as such, will work only if, in the final
analysis, they are aimed at reaching the same goal: the authentic and integral
development of man. The world's attention focuses on you and it expects that
appropriate solutions will be adopted to overcome the crisis, with common
agreements which will not favour some countries at the expense of others".
MESS/VIS 20101111 (270)

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