US State Department confirms Pompeo to visit Rome this week, will meet Vatican officials to discuss Middle East
US Secretary of State Pompeo will visit Rome this week to discuss Middle East issues with high-ranking Vatican officials and meet with Italian officials. This visit comes against the backdrop of Pope Leo XIV's past criticisms of the Iran war and Trump's immigration policies, which drew a backlash from Trump.
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(Central News Agency, Washington, 4th comprehensive foreign report) The US State Department today confirmed that Secretary of State Pompeo will visit Rome, the capital of Italy, from the 6th to the 8th, and will discuss Middle East issues with high-ranking Vatican officials. Previously, Pope Leo XIV had publicly criticized the Iran war, which drew verbal attacks from US President Trump.
The Vatican recently announced that Pompeo (Marco Rubio) will meet privately with Leo XIV on the 7th. Another Italian source told AFP that Pompeo will also meet with Italian officials during his visit and has sought a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
The US State Department today issued a brief statement saying: "Secretary Pompeo will meet with Vatican leadership to discuss the situation in the Middle East and their shared interests in the Western Hemisphere. Meetings with Italian officials will primarily discuss common security interests and strategic alignment."
Leo XIV had previously called for peace and on April 7th hinted that Trump's threats to destroy Iranian civilization amounted to "unacceptable" genocide. He also spoke out against Trump's broad crackdown on immigration.
Trump later criticized the first American-born Pope as "weak on crime and terrible on foreign policy." This shocked many observers. (Compiled by: Zhang Zhengqian) 1150504
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(Central News Agency, Washington, 4th comprehensive foreign report) The US State Department today confirmed that Secretary of State Pompeo will visit Rome, the capital of Italy, from the 6th to the 8th, and will discuss Middle East issues with high-ranking Vatican officials. Previously, Pope Leo XIV had publicly criticized the Iran war, which drew verbal attacks from US President Trump.
The Vatican recently announced that Pompeo (Marco Rubio) will meet privately with Leo XIV on the 7th. Another Italian source told AFP that Pompeo will also meet with Italian officials during his visit and has sought a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
The US State Department today issued a brief statement saying: "Secretary Pompeo will meet with Vatican leadership to discuss the situation in the Middle East and their shared interests in the Western Hemisphere. Meetings with Italian officials will primarily discuss common security interests and strategic alignment."
Leo XIV had previously called for peace and on April 7th hinted that Trump's threats to destroy Iranian civilization amounted to "unacceptable" genocide. He also spoke out against Trump's broad crackdown on immigration.
Trump later criticized the first American-born Pope as "weak on crime and terrible on foreign policy." This shocked many observers. (Compiled by: Zhang Zhengqian) 1150504
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