President Moon Arrives in Rome, Meets Pope Today

Second Visit to the Vatican Following 2018... Vatican Protocol Chief and Others Welcome at Rome Airport

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Jeong-min] President Moon Jae-in, who embarked on a European tour to attend the Group of Twenty (G20) summit, has arrived in Rome, Italy. On the 29th (local time), President Moon is scheduled to make an official visit to the Vatican to meet Pope Francis.

This is President Moon's second visit to the Vatican since 2018. At that time, Pope Francis expressed his willingness to visit North Korea on the condition of an invitation from the North. There is growing interest in whether the topic of a North Korea visit will be mentioned again during this meeting with President Moon.

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Notably, Minister of Unification Lee In-young accompanied this visit. This has led to expectations that discussions related to the Korean Peninsula peace process, including the Pope's potential visit to North Korea, will be a key topic.

Meanwhile, on the afternoon of the 28th (local time), President Moon arrived at Rome Fiumicino International Airport.

Banni D'Arkirafi, Counselor at the Italian Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Murphy, the Master of Ceremonies of the Vatican Secretariat of State, and special Vatican reception officials welcomed President Moon. After exchanging greetings with those present, President Moon boarded the prepared vehicle and departed from the airport.

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