Mugabe beats EU travel ban

President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe arrived in Rome to attend the funeral of Pope John II, sidestepping a European Union travel ban because it does not apply to the Vatican.

Fri, 08 Apr, 2005 - 08:15

President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe arrived in Rome to attend the funeral of Pope John II, sidestepping a European Union travel ban because it does not apply to the Vatican.

Mugabe, 81, landed yesterday at Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci Airport.

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