Pope Francis meets Iraqi PM
Pope Francis held talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi at the Vatican.
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Vatican City: Pope Francis held talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi at the Vatican which centred on the rights of Christians and ethnic minorities in the Middle Eastern country, inter-faith dialogue and national reconciliation.
Francis and Abadi discussed the role of inter-religious dialogue and the need for religious communities to promote tolerance and peace, focussing on Iraq's ongoing reconciliation process and the national and regional humanitarian situation, the statement said.
Abadi, a Shia Muslim, met Francis in his study at the Vatican's Paul VI Audience Hall and later the Vatican's second-in-command, secretary of state, Pietro Parolin and its secretary for relations with states, Paul Gallagher.
After Italy, Al-Abadi will head to Germany to attend the annual Munich Security Conference on global security issues taking place from Friday-Sunday.
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