Vatican City: Pope Francis has urged Iraqi President Barham Saleh to protect the Christian minority in Iraq, which is in dire straits. The Iraqi president arrived in the Vatican on Saturday to meet with the pope and other high-ranking representatives of the Holy Throne. In a press release issued by the Vatican, the president said the meeting with the president was aimed at enhancing peace and security for minorities, especially Christian minorities, who were forced to flee the Islamic State extremist attacks in Iraq.
There was also a discussion about maintaining the Christian presence in the country. The president’s office responded that the Pope had expressed his desire to visit Iraq and that the two sides had discussed the matter. But the date for the Pope’s visit has not been confirmed. Terrorism can only be eradicated by living in harmony with Christians and Muslims, explained Barham Saleh’s office. At the end of the meeting, the couple exchanged gifts. Pope Francis gave the President a copy of the Hammurabi document, which was the law of the ancient world. The pope presented the president with a copy and medal of his teaching on the Christian and Islamic brotherhood.
