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He Pope Francis we met today for 30 minutes at Vatican for the first time with the president of Ecuador, Daniel Noboawho presented him with a reproduction of the Virgin of the Swan, made by artisans from his country.
The meeting in Apostolic Palace between the pontiff and Noboawho is on an international tour that will also take him to France It is Spainit began at 8:45 a.m. (6:45 a.m. GMT), slightly ahead of schedule, and ended at 9:15 a.m. (7:15 a.m. GMT), the Vatican said.
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After the meeting between the two, there was a greeting from the delegation, which included the wife of the Noboa, Lavinia Valbonesias well as by the Minister of Foreign Relations and Human Mobility of Ecuador, Gabriela Sommerfeldand the giving of gifts.
The Ecuadorian president handed the pontiff a reproduction of the Virgin of the Swanmade by artisans from his country, while Francisco gave him a bronze work representing a dove carrying an olive branch, with the inscription ‘Be messengers of peace’.
He also handed him several pontifical documents: the Message for Peace This year’s book about Orbis Station of March 27, 2020 and the volume about the Apartment Papal Audience.
After the interview with the Pope, the Ecuadorian delegation led by Noboa went to the Secretary of State for a meeting with the Secretary of Relations with United States, Paul Richard Gallagher, and then take a tour of some places in the Vatican CITY.
At the end of your visit to Vatican, Noboa has a meeting scheduled with the president of the pediatric hospital Bambino Gesú, Tiziano Onestito visit the facilities and present mutual cooperation activities, as well as with the president of Scholas Ocurrentes, José María Corral.
In the afternoon, the Ecuadorian president will visit the main organizations of the UN in Pomegranate to meet with its senior officials and this will start with the president of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (FIDA), Álvaro Lário.
You will also meet the general director of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Qu Dongyu, and with the executive director of the World Food Program (AMP), Cindy McCain.
The Ecuadorian president announced last Wednesday through decree that he would make an eleven-day trip to EuropeIncluding Italy, France and Spain between this Friday and May 21st, but without specifying the details of the agenda or the days that will be left in each of the three European countries.
In addition to the chancellor, Noboa travels accompanied by the undersecretary-general of the Presidency, Cynthia Gellibert; and that of Protocol and Ceremonial, Gicela Andradein addition to the Director of Territory Logistics, Juan Bleggiand his head of security.
This is the second official trip of Noboa for Europe as president of Ecuador since taking office on November 23, 2023.
The president makes this trip when he is close to completing six months in office, marked by “internal armed conflict” declared against organized crime and the recent crisis with Mexico for the attack on his embassy to arrest Jorge Glasformer vice president of Rafael belt (2007-2017).
Source: Elcomercio
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