Pope Francis received the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak in the Vatican. According to Ermak, the meeting took place during his working visit to Italy.

“It was an important conversation. “I informed His Holiness about the philosophy of President Zelensky’s Peace Formula, told [him] why the Formula is the only path to a just world,” Yermak wrote on Twitter.

The parties also discussed preparations for the Global Peace Summit, which will be held in Switzerland.

“Particular attention was paid to the issue of the return of Ukrainian children forcibly deported from our country,” added Ermak.

During his visit to the Vatican, Ermak also met with the Secretary of State of the Holy See, Cardinal Pietro Parolin.

“[We] discussed the cardinal’s participation in the Global Peace Summit and the role of the Holy See in implementing the humanitarian points of the Peace Formula,” Ermak wrote on Twitter.