Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy plans to attend the inaugural Mass of newly elected Pope Leo at the Vatican on Sunday, war commitments permitting, a top presidential aide told Reuters on Tuesday, APA reports citing Reuters.
In a telephone interview from Kyiv, Zelenskyy's chief of staff Andriy Yermak said the Ukrainian president would be willing to hold talks with any other world leaders on the sidelines of the inauguration.
He added that the new pontiff had told Zelenskyy in a telephone call on Monday that he was ready to facilitate such meetings and had promised to "do his best" to help bring about a just and lasting peace.
"He (Zelenskyy) is planning to come, but you know that before (Sunday) we have some other very important meetings,” Yermak said, referring to possible peace talks in Türkiye this week.
"Of course during war it's difficult to be sure, but I know that he will be happy to be in Rome on this day," he added.
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