Iran president, Pope Francis meet at Vatican President Hassan Rouhani

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani holds a meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican as part of a three-leg European tour.

The meeting was held behind closed doors yesterday on the second day of Rouhani’s trip which has already taken him to the Italian capital Rome.

During the 40-minute meeting, the two sides brought about common spiritual values and highlighted the good state of relations between the Holy See and Iran.

They also discussed measures to be undertaken by the nuncio for promoting the dignity of human being and religious freedom in Iran.

The pontiff called on Iran and other regional countries to find political solutions to ongoing problems in the Middle East. — PressTV.

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