Pope Francis & Israel's Netanyahu To Meet In Rome Next Week

PM Netanyahu, Pope Francis To Meet In Rome Next Week

Posted by: Staff Writer October 17, 2013, BreakingNewsIsrael.com

Prime Minister Netanyahu is set to meet with Pope Francis for the first time since his ordination when he travels to Rome next week. (Photo: Kobi Gideon/GPO/Flash90)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to travel to Rome next week, where he is set to meet with Pope Francis for the first time, according to the Jerusalem Post. Netanyahu will meet with US Secretary of State John Kerry there as well his office announced Wednesday.

The prime minister is expected to meet with Kerry on October 23 and discuss Iran and the ongoing peace talks.

President Shimon Peres met with the pope in April, and Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein spoke with him at the Vatican last week

While there has been much conversation as to when the pope will visit Israel, no official date has been set as of yet. During his meeting with Edelstein, the pope said, “I will come, yes I’ll come,” in response to the Knesset speaker’s invitation.

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