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Chilean President Sebastián Piñera meets with Pope Francis on a previous visit to the Vatican on October 13, 2018. (Credit: ALESSANDRO BIANCHI / AFP via Getty Images)
(CNN Spanish) -
Pope Francis received the President of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, in Vatican City on Thursday.
The Pope and Piñera held a meeting in which "satisfaction was expressed for the good existing bilateral relations, as well as for the common commitment in favor of peace, social justice and the protection of the poor, the marginalized and the most vulnerable people. vulnerable, "according to a statement published by the Holy See.
"They spoke of the internal situation of the country, paying special attention to socioeconomic development, the process of reform of the Constitution and relations with the Catholic Church," the statement added.
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