Pope thanks Prime Minister of
Bangladesh for reception of Rohingya refugees
Pope Francis exchanges gifts with Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.- ANSA |
Pope Francis received in private audience the Prime Minister
of the People's Republic of Bangladesh with whom he discussed a series of
issues of mutual concern.
Pope Francis has received in audience the Prime
Minister of Bangladesh whom he thanked for the
nation’s reception of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar’s Rakhine
State.
The meeting on Monday morning between the Pope and Sheikh
Hasina, Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh took place in
the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace.
A statement released by the Holy See Press Office described
the discussions between the two leaders as cordial, and said the two leaders
evoked the good bilateral relations and expressed satisfaction for the Pope’s
recent apostolic journey to Bangladesh and for “the keen participation in the
event on the part of the population including many non-Catholics”.
The statement revealed that the Pope and Hasina also focused
their attention on the contribution of the Catholic Church in the country,
“especially in the field of education.”
It said that Francis acknowledged the effort of the State of
Bangladesh in promoting the peaceful coexistence of the various religious
communities in the nation.
Most of all, he voiced appreciation for the government’s
welcome of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar and he expressed hope for “a
just and lasting solution to their ordeal”.
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