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North Korean Leader Invites Pope Francis to Visit Pyongyang

TEHRAN (defapress)- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has invited Pope Francis to Pyongyang and the invitation will be delivered to the pope by South Korean President Moon Jae-in, according to president's spokesman Kim Eui-kyeom.

News ID: 72975

Date: 09 October 2018 - 16:28

"Chairman Kim said he will 'ardently welcome the pope if he visits Pyongyang'," the spokesman said at a briefing as quoted by the Yonhap News Agency.

The spokesman said Moon will hand over the invitation from Kim to the pope during his upcoming visit to Europe, adding that the South Korean president was expected to visit the Vatican on October 17-18.

In 2000, North Korea already invited Pope John Paul II to visit the country, however, the visit never took place.

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