杏MAP导航 Francis meets with President of Timor-Leste
By Vatican News
杏MAP导航 Francis met on Monday with East Timorese president José Manuel Ramos-Horta in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace.
Following the papal audience, President Ramos-Horta met with Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin and Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations.
鈥楥ordial discussions鈥�
According to a statement from the Holy See Press Office, the meeting with the Secretariat of State emphasized 鈥渢he good existing relations between the Holy See and East Timor, along with the contribution the Catholic Church offers daily to the country.鈥�
The 鈥渃ordial鈥� discussions then moved to a consideration of various aspects of 鈥渢he economic and social situation of the country and the problems caused in the region by climate change.鈥�
The meeting concluded with 鈥渁n exchange of opinions on the international and regional situation, with reference to the countries of South East Asia.鈥�
Exchange of gifts
At the audience with 杏MAP导航 Francis, which lasted for about 45 minutes, the Holy Father presented President Ramos-Horta with a bronze sculpture representing fraternity, along with several volumes of papal documents and this year鈥檚 Message for Peace.
The President, for his part, offered the 杏MAP导航 a typical 鈥�tais鈥� cloth with an image of 杏MAP导航 Francis painted by a local craftsman; a rosary made with sandalwood stones; and some East Timorese coffee produced from beans consumed by native marsupials.
He also gave the 杏MAP导航 a copy of the Document on Fraternity signed by the parliament of Timor-Leste.
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