Pope Francis Hashim Thaci told Kosovo's people

President Hashim Thaci has been hosted in a private audience by Pope Francis.

Thaci writes that Papa has in mind the people of Kosovo who are an example of coexistence and harmony.

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Meetings with Pope Francis are always warm. His commitment to social justice, to human rights protection and promotion, is an inspiration to the whole world.

Pope Francisescu has in mind the people of Kosovo, which is an example of coexistence and harmony between communities and religions.

Kosovo has already built friendly relations with the Holy See, which will cultivate forever. HTH

The presidency has already announced Thaci's meeting with the Pope.

Thaci has stressed that Kosovo continues to maintain the patience, confidence and values we have as our society of love and solidarity in the family and society, respect for each, tolerance and co-operation.

“Vatican is a guide and motivation to remain unattended in the defense and promotion of these values. Therefore, we are also proud of Mother Terezès because no one better than her has protected and spread these values worldwide”, he added.

President Thaci has expressed happiness and gratitude that Kosovo has built friendly relations with the Holy See.

However, we would like these to rise to the same level that all other people in the world --” -- has stressed, informs the president's office.

Thaci briefed the Holy Father on the consolidation of the state of Kosovo for co-existence between communities and religions. Kosovo is an example of dialogue between communities and religious co-existence”, he added.

The president has thanked the Holy Father for the support the Vatican has given Kosovo in cultivating peace and democracy.

We are happy that early in the month, Mother Teresa's cathedral in Kosovo has been destroyed. Thank you for sending the precious Cardinal Ernest Simon”, he added.

He has informed the Pope of organising this year's conference, “Inter-Faith Kosova”, in which religious leaders, academics, politicians, scientists, among them many former citizens and Nobel Peace Prize laureates, meet and discuss deepening dialogue between religions worldwide.

Thaci, informed the Holy Father, Pope Francis, of both the establishment of the Commission for Truth and Conciliance. “The goal is to close the conflict chapter and open the co-operation chapter”, the country's first claim.

He has further said that we are developing dialogue with Serbia, in building good neighbourly relations, normalising relations and mutual recognition.

So we are working to promote, in Kosovo, in the region and in the world, values, such as peace, dialogue, co-operation, tolerance, co-existence. This is today's Kosovo, although many still remember past Kosovo war and destruction”, he has said.