Pope Francis’s peace envoy has met government officials in China to discuss how to restart a deal to allow Ukraine and Russia to export grain.
The meeting in Beijing between Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi and Li Hui, China’s Special Envoy for Eurasian Affairs, took place even though the Holy See and the People’s Republic of China do not enjoy diplomatic relations.
According to a Vatican statement, the meeting “unfolded in an open and cordial climate, and was dedicated to the war in Ukraine and its dramatic consequences, underlining the necessity of combining forces to favor dialogue and to find pathways that lead to peace”.
