Panama Government: Pope Francis expressed solidarity to the president after Trump statements

According to the Government of Panama, in his hearing today with José Raúl Mulino, president of the country, Pope Francis expressed his “solidarity” for the statements of the US president Donald Trump about the Panama Canal

“Pope Francis received today at the Audience, in the Apostolic Palace of the city of the Vatican, to the President of the Republic, José Raúl Mulino, encounter that the Supreme Pontiff took the opportunity to express his solidarity and support for the cause of Panama for his channel , while highlighting its importance to global trade, ”said the presidency of that country In a press release After the meeting.

According to this press release, they also talked about the importance of a “quality education as part of the progress of the peoples” and about the “concern of the Catholic Church” about the political situation of Nicaragua and Venezuela.

As usual, after the meeting with the Holy Father behind closed doors, which lasted more than 30 minutes, Mulino had meetings with the Secretary of State of the Vatican, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, and with the secretary for relations with the states and organizations International, Mons. Paul R. Gallagher.

In that context, “there was talk of the valuable contribution that the Church offers to the country” and also “there was a satisfaction for the good relations between Panama and the Holy See,” according to the statement that public For its part, the Vatican Press Office.

“Continuing with the conversation, some issues of common interest such as the care of the common house, migration and other issues of the socio -political news of the country and the region were addressed, confirming the reciprocal commitment to favor the mutual collaboration for the good of the Panamanian people ”, Read in the Vatican press release.

After the meeting, Mulino presented the Pontiff with some photographic books on the channel and the interoceanic route expansion works, as well as a commemorative medal of the Presidency of the Republic.

For his part, Pope Francis gave him a work in Terracota entitled Tenderness and lovehe Message for the Day of Peace this year and other papal documents.

The president of Panama participated in the meeting in the Apostolic Palace accompanied by the first lady, Maricel Cohen de Mulino; and a delegation made up of Foreign Minister Javier Martínez-Facha; the Minister of Economy and Finance, Felipe Chapman; the Minister of Commerce and Industries, Julio Moltó; and the presidential advisors, Alberto Vallarino and Alberto Alemán Zubieta.