Tajikistan’s president received at Vatican for first time aleteia.org
Visiting Rome for the first time since coming to power more than 30 years ago, Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon was received at the Vatican on April 26, 2024.
The Tajik leader, who despite his longevity in power had met neither John Paul II nor Benedict XVI during their respective pontificates, spoke with Pope Francis for 25 minutes in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace.
He presented him with a sculpture from the time of the Sassanid Empire, which covered a vast territory from Central Asia to present-day Iran from the 3rd to 7th centuries AD.
Pope Francis presented him with volumes of his pontifical documents and a sculpture titled Fragile flower, symbolizing peace…
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