00:00And on Thursday, Pope Leo XIV arrived in Turkey on the first apostolic journey of his prophecy.
00:08Our correspondent and unionists bring on more details of the Catholic pontificate agenda.
00:16Good evening from Ankara, capital of Turkey.
00:19Pope Leo XIV began his first international trip of his pontificate this Thursday.
00:27Over six days, he will visit Turkey and Lebanon.
00:30Today, the Pope arrived in Ankara, the capital of Turkey, where he first visited the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of the Turkish Republic,
00:40before being received by the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the presidential palace with all ceremonies.
00:47After a bilateral meeting, both delivered speeches in the palace library.
00:52There, the Pope emphasized his satisfaction to start his apostolic journeys in this country
00:59and highlighted Turkey's unique role as a bridge between cultures and religions and as a link between East and West.
01:07The Pope concluded his speech with warning about the current global conflicts that distract humanity from its fundamental challenges.
01:17These are peace, the eradication of poverty, health, education and care for the environment.
01:24For his part, President Erdoğan also addressed the issue of peace,
01:28stressing that Israel's attacks in the Gaza Strip did not make any distinction between mosques or churches.
01:35Erdoğan welcomed the Pope and expressed his hope that the visit of the Holy Father in these times of regional and including global conflict will serve peace.
01:44Later, the Pope met with representatives of civil society before heading in the evening to Istanbul.
01:52On Friday, the Pope will visit emblematic Catholic sites in the city and also travel to the city of Iznik
01:59to commemorate the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nikea, which marked a historic milestone for Christianity.
02:08The visit of Pope Leo XIV will continue until Sunday morning when he then will travel from Istanbul to Beirut, the capital of Lebanon.
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