Milei met with Pope Francis for an hour and gave him alfajores and lemon cookies

He Pope Francis met today at Vatican for the first time with the Argentine president, Javier Mileifor an hour and gave him dulce de leche alfajores and lemon cookies.

The private meeting began at 9:00 am (8:00 GMT) and ended at 10:00 am (9:00 GMT) and was later received by the delegation and presented with gifts, said the Vatican.

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Milei arrived at 8:58 am (7:58 am GMT) at Courtyard of San Damasowhich gives access to the apostolic palace, a few minutes late, as his arrival was scheduled for 8:45 am (7:45 am GMT), because on the way to the meeting he stopped in front of the Argentine embassy to take a photo with some compatriots.

Subsequently, the Argentine delegation held a meeting with the Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin.

The president donated a copy of the chancellor’s handwritten letter to the pontiff José María Gutiérrez for Juan Bautista Alberdi crediting him as representative in Europe, dated May 1854, a painting with the image of the postcard commemorating the first Argentine saint, Antula Momwho was canonized this Sunday and which Correo Argentino distributed on the occasion of her beatification.

Like this dulce de leche alfajores and lemon cookies of the pontiff’s preferred brand, as specified by Milei’s spokesperson, Manuel Adorni, in his report in X.

In turn, the Argentine pontiff handed over Mileias he usually does to everyone who visits him, his message of Peace for this year, some of his writings and a bronze medallion with a cross and a dove, which is inspired by the canopy of St. Peter’s Basilica made by Gian Lorenzo Bernini “and this symbolizes the harmony between the sacred and the divine, uniting heaven and earth.”

Upon arrival, Milei was received by the head of the Prefecture of the Pontifical Household, Leonardo Sapienzaand the ‘gentlemen’ who accompanied him on a walk through the impressive corridors decorated with frescoes until reaching the Second Lodge, where the library of the pontifical apartment is located, where the audiences take place.

The president is accompanied by his sister and general secretary of the Presidency, Karina Milei; your Minister of Foreign Affairs, Diana Mondino; the head of the Interior, Guilherme Franco; that of Human Capital, Sandra Pettovello; the Secretary of Worship, Francisco Sanchesand the ambassador to Israel, Rabbi Axel Wahnishwho will join at the end of the meeting for a greeting.

Milei participated this Sunday in the canonization mass of María José de Paz y Figueroa, better known as Antula Momand there he was able to greet the Pope Francis after the then presidential candidate considered the pontiff a “representative of evil on earth” and a defender of “bloody dictatorships”.

During this meeting, Milei affectionately hugged the Pope and asked to give him a kiss while the Argentine pontiff, jokingly, exclaimed: “You cut your hair!”, between both of their laughs. “I messed up“, replied the president, holding his hands and laughing, as heard in the videos of the meeting.

Source: Elcomercio

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