Deputy Foreign Minister of Belarus S.Aleinik visits the Vatican
10 January 2022
On January 10-11, 2022, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to the Holy See (non-resident) Sergei Aleinik pays his visit to the Vatican City.
On January 10, 2022, Sergei Aleinik took part in the annual New Year's audience of Pope Francis I for the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See.
After the audience, the Deputy Minister of Belarus Foreign Ministry met the State Secretary of the Holy See, Cardinal Pietro Parolin. Topical issues of bilateral cooperation, interaction within international organizations, as well as joint efforts to strengthen interfaith dialogue have been discussed.
Sergei Aleinik is scheduled to held meetings with the Secretary for Relations with States (Foreign Minister) of the State Secretariat of the Holy See, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, as well as with the Chairman of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity, Cardinal Kurt Koch.