▲ President Lee Jae-myung enters the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican for a private audience with Pope Leo XIV on June 15 (local time).
President Lee Jae-myung, who is currently visiting the Vatican, met with Pope Leo XIV and extended an invitation for the Pope to visit South Korea on the occasion of the 2027 World Youth Day in Seoul, which is scheduled for next year.
Wi Sung-lac, Director of the National Security Office, explained through a briefing that this conversation took place during the meeting between President Lee and the Pope held this morning.
During the meeting, President Lee expressed the South Korean people's aspirations for peace on the Korean Peninsula and outlined the government's vision, while confirming the Holy See's unwavering support for peace and reconciliation, Director Wi reported.
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