[法王専用機中 １５日 ロイター] – The Vatican told China that Pope Francis is ready to meet President Xi Jinping during his stay in Nursultan, the capital of Kazakhstan, but the Chinese side said there was not enough time to hold the meeting, a Vatican official said told me that he had refused.
Details such as when and how the Vatican contacted China are unknown. The Vatican said a meeting was “possible,” but the Chinese side thanked him and said there was no room in Xi’s schedule, according to people familiar with the matter.
Pope Francis and President Xi were in Nur-Sultan on the 14th.
