North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has invited Pope Francis to visit Pyongyang, a spokesman for South Korea's presidential Blue House said Tuesday.
"Chairman Kim said he will 'ardently welcome the pope if he visits Pyongyang,'" spokesman Kim Eui-kyeom said according to a readout of the news briefing. The spokesman was announcing details about South Korean President Moon Jae-in's planned visit to Europe next week, which includes a stop at the Vatican on Oct. 17 and 18.
Moon was expected to deliver the message from the North Korean leader when he meets with the pope.
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