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Erdogan to meet Pope Francis in Vatican

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit the Vatican on Feb. 5 upon the invitation of Pope Francis and will thank to the plaintiff for his support on Jerusalem, the Sabah newspaper reported.

Erdogan to meet Pope Francis in Vatican

Erdogan to meet Pope Francis in Vatican

STEPANAKERT, JANUARY 17, ARTSAKHPRESS:The meeting comes after Pope Francis voiced opposition to the United States’ unilateral decision to recognize Jerusalem as the “undivided” capital of Israel. He also supported Turkey-sponsored initiatives to nix the U.S. bid at the U.N. General Assembly.

Erdogan and the Pope spoke a number of times on the phone in early December, as the former invited the pontiff to attend an extraordinary summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) held in Istanbul amid the Jerusalem crisis.

Sabah reported that in the meeting Erdogan plans to underline the need to protect Jerusalem as “the holy city of three divine religions” and will ask continued support of the Holy See as the representative of the Christian world. The two leaders will also discuss developments in Iraq and Syria, as well as ongoing migration flows.

 


     

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