From Beirut, Vatican urges Middle East parties to accept peace plans
Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin on Wednesday urged warring parties in the Middle East to accept "peace proposals", saying the region including Lebanon "doesn't need war".
"The Middle East is going through a critical moment," Parolin told a press conference in Beirut during a days-long visit to Lebanon.
The Holy See "asks for peace proposals to be welcomed, so that fighting stops on each side, so hostages in Gaza are released, so that the necessary aid arrives unhindered to the Palestinian population", he said.
![Prime Minister Najib Mikati welcomes Cardinal Parolin at the government palace in Beirut](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-06/01e84c21c3720ba3090eb31c3c70b1067af9e407.jpg?h=69f2b9d0&itok=3L4mainv)