On 4 September, President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs met with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV during a private audience in Vatican. During the meeting, President Rinkēvičs invited Pope Leo XIV to visit Latvia. Visit of the President of Latvia to Vatican included a meeting with His Eminence Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of the State of the Holy See. During the meeting, President Rinkēvičs and Secretary of the State of the Holy See discussed bilateral relations between Latvia and the Holy See,…
On 4 September, President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs met with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV during a private audience in Vatican. During the meeting, President Rinkēvičs invited Pope Leo XIV to visit Latvia. Visit of the President of Latvia to Vatican included a meeting with His Eminence Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of the State of the Holy See. During the meeting, President Rinkēvičs and Secretary of the State of the Holy See discussed bilateral relations between Latvia and the Holy See, including cooperation between Latvia and the Catholic Church, regional security and support to Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression. President of Latvia praised Holy See’s overall efforts to bring Ukrainian war prisoners and deported…