Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri has held talks with Vatican’s Under-Secretary for Relations with States Miroslaw Wachowski.

The talks were held in the Vatican City on Friday.

The two sides exchanged views about international, regional, and bilateral issues, as well as the recent developments in the Gaza Strip and the issue of Palestine in particular.

In his recent stance taken on the situation of Gaza, Pope Francis said, ‘War is a crime against humanity.’ Pope Francis called all forms of war a “crime against humanity,” according to Vatican news on January 14. “War itself is a crime against humanity. People need peace. The world needs peace.”

Over 24,000 including thousands of women and children were killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023.

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