Kamis 05 Sep 2024 05:04 WIB

President Jokowi Appreciates Vatican Continues to Call for Peace in Palestine

The Vatican will always echo peace in Palestine.

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President Joko Widodo (right) and World Catholic Church Leader Pope Francis meet on the porch of Istana Merdeka, Jakarta, Wednesday (4/9/2024). The meeting between President Jokowi and Pope Francis discussed bilateral relations between Indonesia and the Vatican, as well as addressing global issues, in particular world peace.
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President Joko Widodo (right) and World Catholic Church Leader Pope Francis meet on the porch of Istana Merdeka, Jakarta, Wednesday (4/9/2024). The meeting between President Jokowi and Pope Francis discussed bilateral relations between Indonesia and the Vatican, as well as addressing global issues, in particular world peace.

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) appreciates the Vatican's continued stance and calls for peace in Palestine and supports a two-state solution, namely Israel and Palestine.

“As we all know, conflicts and wars are taking place in different parts of the world, including in Palestine, which have resulted in more than 40,000 casualties,” President Jokowi said in remarks at a meeting with the world's top Catholic Church leader and Vatican head of state Pope Francis along with the diplomatic corps and community representatives at the State Palace in Jakarta on Wednesday.

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The president said Indonesia and the Vatican were committed to spreading a spirit of peace and tolerance amid an increasingly turbulent world, including conflicts in the Middle East.

“Because war will not benefit anyone, war will only bring suffering and misery to small communities,” President Jokowi said.