Argentine president meets Pope in Rome

Argentine president meets Pope in Rome
By Euronews
Share this articleComments
Share this articleClose Button
Copy/paste the article video embed link below:Copy to clipboardCopied

Argentine President Christina Fernandez de Kirchner  is on a brief visit to Rome. Her first port of call was a private audience with Pope Francis

ADVERTISEMENT

Argentine President Christina Fernandez de Kirchner is on a brief visit to Rome. Her first port of call was a private audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican.

The behind closed doors meeting lasted more than 1 hour 40 minutes during which gifts were exchanged.

It was the fifth meeting between the pontiff and head of state since the ex-Buenos Aires archbishop was elected to the Holy See.

The Pope was also due to hold talks with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro earlier on Sunday but Maduro was forced to cancel after falling ill with flu.

The Argentine leader’s official agenda continues Monday when she will receive a prize from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation recognising Argentine efforts to reduce hunger, one of the Millennium Objectives agreed in the UN earlier this year.

Share this articleComments

You might also like

Do the Falklands belong to the United Kingdom? New poll shows not everyone in Europe agrees

Russian police arrest over 100 people nationwide in crackdown on Navalny support

Argentina's Milei faces nationwide strike against his 'mega-decree' labour reforms