Prime Minister Salam Meets Pope Leo XIV, Emphasizes Lebanon’s Unity and Palestinian Rights
10/25/2025 12:55:00 PM
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam wrote on X:
“This morning, I was pleased to meet His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, and I assured him that Lebanese people, despite their different affiliations, look forward to his visit with joy. His Holiness reaffirmed to me his attachment to the meaning of Lebanon and his solidarity with the Palestinian people in their plight. In turn, I emphasized that Lebanon’s unity, sovereignty, and freedom are the right of all its citizens, and that peace in the region can only be achieved through justice, particularly the right of the Palestinian people to establish their independent state.”
“This morning, I was pleased to meet His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, and I assured him that Lebanese people, despite their different affiliations, look forward to his visit with joy. His Holiness reaffirmed to me his attachment to the meaning of Lebanon and his solidarity with the Palestinian people in their plight. In turn, I emphasized that Lebanon’s unity, sovereignty, and freedom are the right of all its citizens, and that peace in the region can only be achieved through justice, particularly the right of the Palestinian people to establish their independent state.”