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When Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited Pope Francis to India on Saturday, October 30 over his visit to the Vatican City, the Pope said that it was the greatest gift that the Indian leader could give him.
While sharing the details of the visit, foreign secretary Harsh V Shringla said that the meeting was characterized by warmth and many issues were discussed between the two.
Prime Minister Modi was in Rome for the G20 Summit, had met Pope Francis earlier in the day. It was the first-ever meeting between PM Modi and Pope Francis. "The significance of the visit can be gauged from the fact that the last papal visit to India was in 1999 when Pope John Paul II visited India. The Pope has graciously accepted the invitation of PM Modi. And in his own words and I am paraphrasing it, he said you have given me the greatest gift. I am looking forward to visiting India," Shringla said
He also added that the two leaders discussed several issues during the personal meeting. "They spoke on a number of issues that are topical like dealing with COVID-19 pandemic and what were best practices adopted by India. Other issues like climate change, environment, and unique steps taken by us to help people in distress all over the world whether it was strategic evacuation in Yemen or Iraq or Afghanistan were touched upon," Shringla said. The Pope took a lot of time to explain facts about the Vatican to the PM and artifacts and memorabilia in the Vatican.
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