Pope Francis said he currently does not have a medical permit to travel to Kyiv or Moscow.
In an interview with CNN Portugal, the Argentine pope said his knee pain worsened after his trip to Canada at the end of July, prompting doctors to recommend rest.
“I can’t go now because after my trip to Canada I felt a little bit of improvement in my knee and the doctor said, ‘No, you can’t travel to Kazakhstan,'” said Francis, who was going to Kazakhstan. capital Nur-Sultan. for an interfaith congress from 13 to 15 September.
However, the Pope stressed that a possible visit to Kyiv and Moscow is “in the air”. “I am in dialogue with them. For example, I have a telephone conversation with President Zelensky tomorrow,” said Jorge Bergoglio.
The Ukrainian government was trying to get the Pope to visit Kiev before his visit to Kazakhstan, but the Catholic leader has already made it clear that he also wants to go to Moscow to meet with President Vladimir Putin. But so far, the Kremlin has not given any clarification to accept the Pope.
“But I kept in touch on the phone and I’m doing my best. I ask everyone to do their best. But the situation is very tragic,” Francisco told CNN Portugal.
source: Noticias
