マルコ・ルビオ国務長官は木曜日、バチカン市国でレオ14世と直接会談した。イランを巡る教皇の姿勢に対してドナルド・トランプ大統領から批判が続く中、中東情勢や共通の関心事について協議が行われた。
カトリック教徒であるルビオ長官は、教皇および聖座のピエトロ・パロリン国務長官と会談した。国務省のトミー・ピゴット報道官によると、会談では中東情勢や西半球の課題が取り上げられた。国務省当局者は、米国と聖座との強固な関係、そして平和と人間の尊厳に対する両者のコミットメントを強調し、会談は友好的かつ建設的なものだったと述べた。
AIによるレポート AIによって生成された画像 事実確認済み
Pope Leo XIV said he has no interest in debating U.S. President Donald Trump and dismissed what he called an inaccurate media narrative portraying the two as “at war,” comments that came as the Vatican and the White House have publicly clashed over the U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran.
French President Emmanuel Macron meets Pope Leo XIV this Friday morning from 10 am at Vatican City. This first encounter, nearly a year after the American pontiff's election as successor to Francis, covers the Middle East war, end-of-life issues, Catholic schools, and Algeria. Macron will invite the pope to France, with a trip under study for September.
AIによるレポート
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, visiting Paris for a G7 meeting, clarified the White House’s strategy toward Iran and urged European allies to help reopen the Strait of Ormuz.
Pope Leo XIV issued a strong condemnation of war on Friday, rejecting claims that military action enjoys divine support. He criticized rhetoric framing the ongoing Iran conflict as blessed by God, emphasizing that true peace comes through dialogue. The statement pushes back against U.S. leaders invoking faith to justify the war.
AIによるレポート
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the US and China have achieved 'strategic stability' in their relationship, urging a new nuclear control agreement involving the US, Russia, and China ahead of the upcoming Trump-Xi summit. Rubio made the comments at a Caribbean Community meeting, stressing that such a deal would benefit the world, even as China has publicly declined to join.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg on Monday, as President Donald Trump reviewed a new Iranian proposal on the Strait of Hormuz. Putin expressed strong support for Iran amid its conflict with the US and Israel. The visit follows Araghchi's diplomatic tour of Pakistan and Oman.