(ANSA) - VATICAN CITY, OCTOBER 29 - Climate, Covid and immigrants at the center of the meeting between Pope Francis and the President of the United States Joe Biden: "During the cordial talks, we focused on the common commitment to the protection and care of planet - informs the Holy See -, on the health situation and the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as on the issue of refugees and assistance to migrants. There was also no lack of reference to the protection of human rights, including the right to freedom religion and conscience ". It was a very long meeting between Pope Francis and the President of the United States Joe Biden: an hour and a quarter. The meeting in the Apostolic Library began at 12.10 and the end of the private conversation was at 1.25pm;then the greetings and the exchange of gifts until 13.40.
Subsequently Biden met with the Secretary of State, Card.
Pietro Parolin.
It was therefore a longer hearing than the standards, even compared to previous meetings with US presidents: with Donald Trump it was 30 minutes in 2017 and with Barack Obama it was 50 minutes in 2014. (ANSA).