November 28, 2017
Pope Francis delivered a speech at the Myanmar
International Convention Center-II (MICC-II) in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday, urging
Myanmar leaders to redouble their efforts to justice and equality for all.
“The future of Myanmar must be peace, a peace based
on respect for the dignity and rights of each member of society, respect for
each ethnic group and its identity, respect for the rule of law, and respect
for a democratic order that enables each individual and every group — none
excluded — to offer its legitimate contribution to the common good,” the pope
said.
The pontiff’s speech came immediately after an
address by State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, in which she said “the road
to peace is not always smooth”.
Yesterday’s event was attended by First Lady Daw Su
Su Lwin, wife of Vice President U Henry Van Thio, Dr. Shwe Hlwam, Union
Ministers, Deputy Ministers, the Vatican City Secretary of State Cardinal
Pietro Parolin, Archbishop of the Myanmar Roman Catholic Church Cardinal
Charles Maung Bo, Myanmar Catholic Church bishops, ambassadors and charge
d’affaires of foreign embassies in Myanmar, representatives of UN
organisations, representatives of civil societies, officials from ministries
and invited guests.
Yesterday’s event was the pontiff’s second day in
Myanmar. Today, Pope Francis will hold a Mass for the public in Kyaikkasan,
Yangon, meet with the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee in Kaba Aye Hill and
with Myanmar Catholic bishops at St. Mary’s Cathedral. The Pope will depart for
Bangladesh tomorrow.
Myanmar News Agency
Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar
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