The Pope stated the importance of dialogue to resolve the "frozen conflicts" in Georgia

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Pope Francis stressed the importance of dialogue and respect for international law to resolve the "frozen conflicts" in Georgia and the entire South Caucasus. The Pontiff said this in his annual address to the ambassadors accredited to the Vatican.

Pope Francis gave a traditional audience to diplomatic representatives at the Holy see on January 9. In a 50-minute speech, he summed up the results of 2019, highlighting issues such as wars, global warming, xenophobia against migrants and threats related to the proliferation of nuclear weapons.

The head of the Roman Catholic Church recalled that last year he visited three countries of Eastern Europe, which "for centuries remained a crossroads of different cultures, ethnic groups and civilizations – - Bulgaria, Northern Macedonia and Romania.

"When I visited them, I again felt the importance of dialogue and the contact of cultures to create peaceful societies in which everyone can freely Express their ethnic and religious identity," Pope Francis was quoted as saying by Rome Reports.

The Pontiff added that there are "frozen conflicts" on the European continent that continue for decades. One of them is the conflict in Georgia.

"Staying in the European context, I would like to reaffirm the importance of supporting dialogue and respect for international law as a means of resolving the "frozen conflicts" that exist on the continent. Some of them have been going on for decades and need to be addressed, starting with situations affecting the Western Balkans and the South Caucasus, including Georgia, " he said.

The Pope also mentioned the efforts being made to "reunify Cyprus" and resolve the conflict in Eastern Ukraine.

"Dialogue, not weapons, is the main way to resolve disputes," he said.

Pope Francis visited Georgia in the fall of 2016. In December 2019, cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of state (head of government) of the Vatican, visited Georgia. During his three-day visit, the Secretary of state held meetings with top officials of the country and the highest clergy of the Georgian Orthodox Church. The cardinal also visited the administrative border of the Tskhinvali region, which is not controlled by the Central authorities.

Georgia and the Vatican established diplomatic relations in may 1992. Tamara Grdzelidze has been Georgia's Ambassador to the Holy See since 2014, and Marek Solchinsky has been the Vatican's Nuncio to Tbilisi since 2012.

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The Pope stated the importance of dialogue to resolve the "frozen conflicts" in Georgia

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Read: 1050     11:00     10 ЯНВАРЬ 2020    

Pope Francis stressed the importance of dialogue and respect for international law to resolve the "frozen conflicts" in Georgia and the entire South Caucasus. The Pontiff said this in his annual address to the ambassadors accredited to the Vatican.

Pope Francis gave a traditional audience to diplomatic representatives at the Holy see on January 9. In a 50-minute speech, he summed up the results of 2019, highlighting issues such as wars, global warming, xenophobia against migrants and threats related to the proliferation of nuclear weapons.

The head of the Roman Catholic Church recalled that last year he visited three countries of Eastern Europe, which "for centuries remained a crossroads of different cultures, ethnic groups and civilizations – - Bulgaria, Northern Macedonia and Romania.

"When I visited them, I again felt the importance of dialogue and the contact of cultures to create peaceful societies in which everyone can freely Express their ethnic and religious identity," Pope Francis was quoted as saying by Rome Reports.

The Pontiff added that there are "frozen conflicts" on the European continent that continue for decades. One of them is the conflict in Georgia.

"Staying in the European context, I would like to reaffirm the importance of supporting dialogue and respect for international law as a means of resolving the "frozen conflicts" that exist on the continent. Some of them have been going on for decades and need to be addressed, starting with situations affecting the Western Balkans and the South Caucasus, including Georgia, " he said.

The Pope also mentioned the efforts being made to "reunify Cyprus" and resolve the conflict in Eastern Ukraine.

"Dialogue, not weapons, is the main way to resolve disputes," he said.

Pope Francis visited Georgia in the fall of 2016. In December 2019, cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of state (head of government) of the Vatican, visited Georgia. During his three-day visit, the Secretary of state held meetings with top officials of the country and the highest clergy of the Georgian Orthodox Church. The cardinal also visited the administrative border of the Tskhinvali region, which is not controlled by the Central authorities.

Georgia and the Vatican established diplomatic relations in may 1992. Tamara Grdzelidze has been Georgia's Ambassador to the Holy See since 2014, and Marek Solchinsky has been the Vatican's Nuncio to Tbilisi since 2012.

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