Vatican, Mar. 27, 2008 (CWNews.com) - Pope Benedict XVI received the president of the United Nations General Assembly, Srgjan Kerim of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, in an audience on March 26.

The two discussed plans for the Pope’s April 18 visit to UN headquarters in New York City. The Pontiff's speech at the UN is a central focus of the plans for his April visit to the US.