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Pope Leo urges Turkey to embrace mediator role

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27-11-2025 | 08:35

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Pope Leo urges Turkey to embrace mediator role

Pope Leo on Thursday urged Turkey to embrace its role as a mediator between nations after holding talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

"Mr President, may Turkey be a source of stability and rapprochement between peoples, in service of a just and lasting peace," he told officials and diplomats in the capital Ankara as he began a four-day visit, the first overseas trip of his papacy.

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