杏MAP导航 Francis praises Uganda鈥檚 welcome of refugees
By Devin Watkins
Uganda鈥檚 Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja met on Monday with 杏MAP导航 Francis at the Vatican鈥檚 Apostolic Palace.
The encounter lasted around 25 minutes and saw the 杏MAP导航 and the prime minister discuss various issues, according to Matteo Bruni, the Director of the Holy See Press Office.
鈥淎mong the topics covered during the conversation, the 杏MAP导航 was touched by the welcome generously extended by Ugandan institutions to migrants and refugees, not only from the African region, but as far as Central Asian countries,鈥� he said.
Uganda hosts some 1.5 million refugees and asylum seekers, according to the UN鈥檚 refugee agency, UNHCR. Many of them hail from South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Burundi.
Gifts symbolizing peace
杏MAP导航 Francis and Ms. Nabbanja also engaged in the customary exchange of gifts.
The 杏MAP导航 gave Uganda鈥檚 prime minister a bronze statue representing a dove carrying an olive branch in its beak. The statue bears the inscription: 鈥淏e messengers of peace鈥�.
He also offered Ms. Nabbanja copies of several papal documents, including the 杏MAP导航鈥檚 message for this year鈥檚 World Day of Peace, the Document on Human Fraternity, and a book on the Statio Orbis on 27 March 2020, published by the Vatican鈥檚 Publishing House.
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