{"id":127832,"date":"2025-02-26T13:08:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T10:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/127832\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"belarus-top-diplomat-meets-vaticans-representative-in-geneva","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/127832\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus\u2019 top diplomat meets Vatican\u2019s representative in Geneva"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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February 26, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Belarusian Foreign Minister Maksim Ry\u017eanko\u016d met with the Vatican\u2019s envoy Paul Richard Gallagher on the sidelines of the UN Human Rights Council session yesterday in Geneva, the foreign ministry’s press office reported. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The meeting took place amid reports of the critical condition of Pope Francis, who was hospitalized with pneumonia on February 14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarusian authorities have repeatedly pointed out similarities in the positions of Minsk and the Vatican. Some experts say that \u0141uka\u0161enka wants to use contacts with the Holy See to resume dialogue with the West.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plans for diplomatic rapprochement include the opening of the Belarusian embassy to the Vatican this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The relationship between the government and the Roman Catholic Church deteriorated after the disputed 2020 presidential election because many clerics and faithful condemned violence and reprisals against peaceful protesters. Priests have been arrested, tried and jailed, while some have fled Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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