CWN - The government of Turkey has issued an invitation to the Vatican to visit the country’s pavilion at an international exposition that opens in Milan this coming weekend. The invitation represents a conciliatory gesture, after Turkey’s President Recep Erdogan angrily criticized Pope Francis for recognizing the Armenian genocide.
"We would be pleased to welcome the Holy Father if he wanted to visit Turkey's Expo pavilion," Turkish economy minister Adnan Yildrim said, adding that if the Pope himself did not attend, his representative would be welcome.
Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, the president of the Pontifical Council for Culture, quickly responded that Turkish representatives would be welcomed to the Vatican’s pavilion at the same exposition.
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