Argentine President Christina Fernandez de Kirchner is on a brief visit to Rome. Her first port of call was a private audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican.<br /><br /> The behind closed doors meeting lasted more than 1 hour 40 minutes during which gifts were exchanged.<br /><br /> It was the fifth meeting between the pontiff and head of state since the ex-Buenos Aires archbishop was elected to the Holy See. <br /><br /> The Pope was also due to hold talks with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro earlier on Sunday but Maduro was forced to cancel after falling ill with flu.<br /><br /> The Argentine leader’s official agenda continues Monday when she will receive a prize from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation recognising Argentine efforts to reduce hunger, one of the Millennium Objectives agreed in the UN earlier this year.
