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Pope receives President of Latvia, 35-minute talk

In the end, there was an exchange of presents

Redazione Ansa

(ANSA) - VATICAN CITY, 16 MAG - Pope Francis received Edgars Rinkevics, President of the Republic of Latvia, accompanied by his entourage, in an audience at the Vatican this morning. The private conversation between the two lasted 35 minutes.
    In the end, after the Latvian delegation was presented, gifts were exchanged. The Pontiff donated a bronze bas-relief entitled "The Welcome," volumes of papal documents, and the Message for World Peace Day 2024.
    Rinkevics, on the other hand, offered the Pope a silver plaquette based on the photograph "Riga Panorama" by photographer Ilmars Znotins of the Latvian President's Chancellery. The picture features the Riga skyline and its reflection, the coat of arms of the Republic of Latvia, and the President's inscription.
    After the Pope's audience, the President and his entourage attended talks at the Secretariat of State. (ANSA).
   

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