Rubio möter påve Leo XIV mitt under spänningar med Trump

Utrikesminister Marco Rubio höll på torsdagen ett enskilt möte med påve Leo XIV i Vatikanstaten. Samtalen fokuserade på Mellanöstern och andra gemensamma intressen, trots pågående kritik från president Donald Trump gällande påvens ståndpunkt rörande Iran.

Rubio, som är romersk-katolik, träffade påven och Heliga stolens statssekreterare Pietro Parolin. Utrikesdepartementets talesperson Tommy Pigott uppgav att mötet täckte situationen i Mellanöstern samt ämnen rörande västra halvklotet. En tjänsteman vid departementet beskrev samtalen som vänliga och konstruktiva, och betonade den starka relationen mellan USA och Heliga stolen samt deras engagemang för fred och mänsklig värdighet.

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