Papal envoy heads for China on Ukraine peace mission

Papal envoy heads for China on Ukraine peace mission
Papal envoy heads for China on Ukraine peace mission

VATICAN CITY – Papal envoy Cardinal Matteo Zuppi will probably be in China from Wednesday to Friday this week as a part of a diplomatic effort to realize peace in Ukraine, the Vatican stated, confirming earlier Italian media reviews.

“The visit represents a further stage in the mission desired by the Pope to support humanitarian initiatives and the search for paths that can lead to a just peace”, the Vatican stated in an announcement on Tuesday.

The cardinal already visited Kyiv and Moscow in June and travelled to Washington the next month as a part of his makes an attempt to facilitate a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia.

Italian each day La Repubblica stated Zuppi was prone to meet “top institutional leaders” in Beijing, together with Chinese Premier Li Qiang.

The Vatican assertion didn’t give particulars about his agenda. — Reuters

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