“It will be a momentum for peace on the Korean Peninsula”
DMZ Barbed Wire Cross Gift
President Moon Jae-in, who made an official visit to the Vatican on the 29th, moves to explain the Cross of Peace made by cutting the DMZ barbed wire after an exclusive meeting with Pope Francis. Courtesy of the Holy See
President Moon Jae-in met with Pope Francis on the 29th (local time) and said, “I hope to see you on the Korean Peninsula next time.” “If you send me an invitation, I will gladly go,” the Pope said.
President Moon, who is on a tour of Europe, visited the Vatican for the first time on the same day and had an exclusive meeting with Pope Francis. During the meeting, President Moon said, “If the Pope takes the opportunity to visit North Korea, it will be a momentum for peace on the Korean Peninsula. Koreans have great expectations,” said Park Kyung-mi, a spokeswoman for the Blue House.
The Pope said, “If you send me an invitation, I will gladly go to help you and for peace. Aren’t you brothers who speak the same language, I’m willing to go.”
After the meeting, President Moon presented a cross made of barbed wire from the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) as a gift and introduced, “The military demarcation line that crosses Korea’s waist is 250 km.”
Following the meeting with the Pope, President Moon also had a meeting with the Vatican Secretary of State.
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