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Pope Francis may travel to Armenia: La Repubblica

Pope Francis may travel to Armenia: La Repubblica

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 18, ARMENPRESS: Pope Francis will visit Turkey in November, after which he is expected to visit Armenia as well. Armenpress reports that the Italian La Repubblica informs about it. The newspaper highlights the importance to liquidate the current bans in different regions of the world and writes that such a ban exists between Ankara and Yerevan, meaning the close borders. The Pope will try to touch upon the issue during his forthcoming visits. The newspaper says that the Pope’s visit to Turkey has already been decided to take place on November 29-30.
Francis was originally invited to Turkey earlier this summer by Bartholomew, the Orthodox Patriarch, who had recently travelled to the Vatican from Turkey to take part in prayers for peace between the Argentinean pope and Israeli and Palestinian leaders, according to Rome's La Repubblica newspaper and diplomatic sources.
Francis will initially arrive in the Turkish capital of Ankara on November 29 and then Istanbul, in order to celebrate the feast of Saint Andrew the following day, according to media reports. He is expected to use the visit to call for an end to the killing of Middle Eastern Christians in Iraq and Syria.
“Though the visit of Francis to Turkey has one more purpose: it is the Armenian Genocide, the 100th anniversary of which will be honored in April. Ankara does not recognize it, calling it “massacres” in the Ottoman Empire”, - writes La Repubblica, reminding that before becoming Pope of Rome, Francis had warm relations with the Armenian community in Buenos Aires, Argentina and used to call the events “the first genocide of the 20th century”. La Repubblica reminds that Armenia has invited Pope and Francis intends to accept the invitation.




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