Lee urges pope to back peace as Seoul seeks momentum for Korean Peninsula reconciliation efforts

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• ·During a Vatican meeting, President Lee Jae Myung asked Pope Leo XIV to support peace initiatives on the Korean Peninsula and invited him to visit Seoul for the 2027 World Youth Day.
• ·President Lee Jae Myung met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Monday and requested his support in efforts toward bringing lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula and invited him to visit South Korea next year.
• ·National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac said in a press briefing in Rome later Monday that the president conveyed to the pope the “aspirations of our people and our government's vision for peace on the Korean Peninsula.” Lee also reaffirmed the Holy See's "unwavering support and interest in peace and reconciliation on the Korean Peninsula." Wi added that Lee invited the pope to South Korea, with the two leaders agreeing to cooperate closely to successfully host the 2027 World Youth Day in Seoul.
• ·Pope Leo XIV, a native of Chicago, is expected to visit South Korea for World Youth Day, a major Catholic gathering that brings together young people from around the world, to be held in Seoul in August next year.
• ·This event has been eyed as a possible occasion for the pope to visit North Korea.