“The Holy See has, for several years, publicly supported the proposal for a two-state solution” for Palestine and Israel. On the trip from Istanbul to Beirut, Pope Leo XIV once again expressed his support for the creation of a Palestinian state. When asked by reporters during his first apostolic trip in his papacy, Prevost insisted on this solution, which he admitted “Israel still does not accept,” but for the Vatican “it is the only solution that can provide a solution to the conflict.”
“We are also friends of Israel and seek to be a mediating voice with both parties that can help bring us closer to a just solution for all,” the Pope added, acknowledging that he had spoken about this issue with the Turkish President, Tayyip Erdogan, who “agrees with this proposal.” In this sense, the Pope acknowledged that “Türkiye has an important role to play” as a mediator, both in the Middle East and in Ukraine.
On this point, Leo He added: “We have not seen a solution yet, unfortunately, but today again there are concrete proposals for peace. We hope that President Erdogan, with his relationship with the President of Ukraine, Russia and the United States, can help in this sense in promoting dialogue, a ceasefire and figuring out how to resolve the war in Ukraine.”
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