ERBIL - Pope Francis on Monday received Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein at the Vatican, a statement has confirmed.
"Pope Francis met on Monday with Mr. Fuad Hussein, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iraq," Matteo Bruni, the Director of the Holy See Press Office, said in a statement, according to Vatican News.
The Pope also "recalled with gratitude the welcome he received during his recent journey to Iraq, during the meeting which lasted around 30 minutes," he added.
Pope Francis paid a historic visit to Iraq and the Kurdistan Region in early March where he held a mass in Baghdad, Erbil, and Mosul as well.
Bruni added that the pontiff further "addressed an affectionate greeting to Iraq and to all its people, reiterating his hope that all people may ‘grow in solidarity and in the ability to acknowledge themselves as responsible for the vulnerabilities of others."