Ahmadinejad congratulates Pope
IRAN: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has congratulated
Argentina's Jorge Mario Bergoglio over his election as the first Latin
American Pontiff.
In a message issued on Sunday, Ahmadinejad congratulated the
76-year-old Pope Francis I on his election.
Ahmadinejad stressed the need for close cooperation and public
participation to reform global management structures on the basis of the
teachings of Abrahamic religions.
Ahmadinejad said Christ and other prophets have brought humanity
kindness, friendship and peace.
He expressed hope that peace and justice would prevail in the world.
On March 13, Bergoglio was appointed as the new Pope after five
rounds of voting in the Vatican.
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