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Article: Pope meets Lebanese prime minister Siniora
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- February 16, 2006
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AP Worldstream
02-16-2006
Dateline: VATICAN CITY
Pope Benedict XVI met with Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora on Thursday amid continued violence in the Muslim world over the publication of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad.
The two met for about 20 minutes in private in Benedict's library before being joined by Siniora's 12-member delegation, which included his wife and several Lebanese ministers.
Muslims make up at least 60 percent of Lebanon's estimated 3.5 million people, with the remainder Christian. The Maronite Catholic Church, which numbers about 900,000, is the largest Christian group and is highly influential in the country's politics.
Lebanon's president must be a member of ...