There were no details on what the two men discussed, but the meeting was certain to fuel speculation that President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro had asked Di Pietro to reconsider his resignation.
Di Pietro, leading light on Milan's team of "Clean Hands" magistrates, resigned Tuesday in a move that stunned Italy. He said his work had become the target of a political tug-of-war.
The Milan team has been at odds with the government of Silvio Berlusconi for months over its methods and its inquiries into Fininvest, the prime minister's media-to-retailing empire.
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