President Lee Jae Myung Meets Pope Leo XIV at Vatican
L'essentiel
- President Lee Jae Myung met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Monday, seeking the Holy See's support for peace efforts on the Korean Peninsula.
- Lee is on his first European tour since taking office and also met with Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin.
Résumé généré par IA
Pourquoi c'est important
President Lee Jae Myung is on his first European tour since taking office, including meetings with leaders of Belgium, the EU, and Italy, culminating in a Vatican visit.
VATICAN, June 15 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Monday and is presumed to have sought the Holy See's support for his administration's efforts to build peace on the Korean Peninsula.
The meeting came as Lee is in Rome on his first European tour since he took office in June last year, which included summits with leaders of Belgium, the European Union and Italy.
During talks with the pope, Lee is believed to have requested the Vatican's support for his initiatives to ease tensions and promote peace on the peninsula while voicing his support for building peace and solidarity around the globe.
Later in the day, Lee was also scheduled to meet with Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's secretary of state.
Questions ouvertes
- What specific support did Lee request from the Vatican?
- What was the Pope's response to Lee's peace initiatives?
