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Pope Leo meets Palestinian President Abbas, discuss urgent need for Gaza aid, two-state solution
Pope Leo XIV and President Abbas discussed Gaza civilian aid and the two-state solution during a cordial meeting marking the 10th anniversary of the Holy See-Palestine agreement.
- On Nov 6, Pope Leo XIV met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Vatican in Rome for their first face-to-face encounter.
- Abbas traveled to Rome to mark the 10th anniversary of the Holy See-Palestine agreement, arriving Wednesday to lay flowers at Pope Francis's tomb in the Basilica of St Mary Major, accompanied by Ibrahim Faltas for about fifteen minutes.
- The Vatican described the roughly hour-long encounter as cordial, with Pope Leo XIV and Mahmoud Abbas exchanging gifts and Abbas telling reporters, `I cannot forget what he did for Palestine and the Palestinian people`.
- Vatican officials reiterated calls for a permanent ceasefire and two-state diplomacy, saying talks recognised the urgent need to aid Gaza civilian population and end the conflict by pursuing a two-state solution.
- The visit occurs nearly a month into the fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire, and Mahmoud Abbas will meet Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Friday.
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The meeting between Pope Leo XIV and Palestinian President Abbas was about "necessarily necessary" aid for the civilian population in the Gaza Strip. In addition, the Vatican is pushing for a two-state solution.
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The Pope and the President of the Palestinian Authority referred to Gaza, the humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian enclave and the revival of the two-state solution.
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