Pope Leo XIV welcomes Argentine President Javier Milei at Vatican

Published on 07/06/2025 - 16:31 GMT+2

Argentine President Javier Milei has met pinch Pope Leo XIV successful nan Vatican connected Saturday, wherever they discussed nan value of urgent efforts towards achieving peace.

The Pope and Milei besides said astir bilateral relations, arsenic good arsenic "matters of communal interest, specified arsenic social-economic progress, nan conflict against poverty, and nan committedness to societal cohesion," a connection by nan Holy See Press Office noted.

After his gathering pinch nan pope, nan Argentine President met pinch nan Vatican Secretary of State cardinal Pietro Parolin, accompanied by nan Under-Secretary for Relations pinch States, Reverend Msgr. Mirosław Wachowski.

Milei arrived successful Rome connected Friday, nan first extremity of his 10-day European tour, wherever he attended nan signing of a earthy state export deal, section media reported.

The arena was besides attended by Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who hosted nan Argentine president for a backstage meal afterwards.

Shortly aft his gathering pinch Pope Leo XIV, Milei departed for Spain, to be nan Madrid Economic Forum.

After Spain, nan Argentine president will besides sojourn France, and will extremity his travel successful Israel, wherever he will person an grant successful nickname of his support of Israel successful a ceremonial astatine nan Knesset connected 11 June.