S. Korean president to meet Pope
with message from N. Korea
 |
| President Moon Jae-in of South Korean.- ANSA |
South Korean President Moon Jae-in will visit Pope Francis
on 18 October. He will carry a message from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
Pope Francis will receive South Korean
President Moon Jae-in in the Vatican on 18 October, Greg Burke, the
director of the Holy See’s Press Office said in a brief statement on
Tuesday.
He also said that the previous day, Wednesday October 17,
Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin will
preside over a “Mass for Peace” on the Korean Peninsula in Rome’s St.
Peter’s Basilica, in which President Moon will participate.
Meanwhile, Kim Eui-kyum, the spokesman of the
South Korean President, while announcing the official visit of Moon to Pope
Francis, specified that the president will also carry a message from
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to the Pope. The spokesman shared a
part of Kim’s message saying that if the Pope visits Pyongyang he would accord
him a warm welcome.
Pope Francis and the Koreas
Pope Francis has been closely following developments in the
Korean peninsula. He visited South Korea, 13-18 August 2014, on the
occasion of the 6th Asian Youth Day.
He dedicated his Mass on the final day to reconciliation on
the Korean peninsula, urging all Koreans to reject a "mindset of suspicion
and confrontation" and find new paths to build
peace.
Pope Francis has also backed peace talks between the two
Koreas and between North Korea and the United States.
Không có nhận xét nào:
Đăng nhận xét