Viaggio Apostolico di Sua Santità Francesco in Sri Lanka e Filippine (12-19 gennaio 2015) - Telegrammi a Capi di Stato durante il volo aereo da Roma a Colombo Durante il viaggio aereo iniziato ieri sera alle 19 da Roma verso Colombo in Sri Lanka, dove è giunto stamattina poco prima delle ore 9 locali, nel sorvolare l’Albania, la Grecia, la Turchia, l’Iran, gli Emirati Arabi Uniti, l’Oman e l’India, il Santo Padre Francesco ha fatto pervenire ai rispettivi Capi di Stato i seguenti messaggi telegrafici:
Albania
HIS EXCELLENCY BUJAR NISHANI
PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA
TIRANA
I SEND CORDIAL GREETINGS TO YOUR EXCELLENCY AS I FLY OVER ALBANIA ON MY WAY TO SRI LANKA AND THE PHILIPPINES. WITH WARM MEMORIES OF MY RECENT VISIT TO THE COUNTRY, I RENEW THE ASSURANCE OF MY PRAYERS FOR THE NATION AND ITS PEOPLE.
FRANCISCUS PP.
Grecia
HIS EXCELLENCY KAROLOS PAPOULIAS
PRESIDENT OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC
ATHENS
I SEND CORDIAL GREETINGS TO YOUR EXCELLENCY AS I FLY OVER YOUR COUNTRY ON MY WAY TO SRI LANKA AND THE PHILIPPINES. I ASSURE YOU AND ALL THE CITIZENS OF GREECE OF A REMEMBRANCE IN MY PRAYERS, AND I INVOKE UPON EACH OF YOU GOD’S ABUNDANT BLESSINGS OF PEACE AND JOY.
FRANCISCUS PP.
Turchia
HIS EXCELLENCY RECEP TAYYİP ERDOĞAN
PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY
ANKARA
I SEND CORDIAL GREETINGS TO YOUR EXCELLENCY AS I FLY OVER TURKEY ON MY WAY TO SRI LANKA AND THE PHILIPPINES. WITH WARM MEMORIES OF MY RECENT VISIT TO THE COUNTRY, I RENEW THE ASSURANCE OF MY PRAYERS FOR THE NATION AND ITS PEOPLE.
FRANCISCUS PP.
Iran
HIS EMINENCE AYATOLLAH ALI HOSEINI-KHAMENEI
SUPREME LEADER OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
TEHRAN
I SEND CORDIAL GREETINGS TO YOUR EXCELLENCY AS I FLY OVER IRAN ON MY WAY TO SRI LANKA AND THE PHILIPPINES. I ASSURE YOU OF MY PRAYERS FOR THE NATION AND ITS PEOPLE, INVOKING UPON YOU THE ALMIGHTY’S BLESSINGS OF PEACE AND PROSPERITY.
FRANCISCUS PP.
Emirati Arabi Uniti
HIS HIGHNESS SHEIKH KHALIFA BIN ZAYID BIN SULTAN AL-NAHYAN
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
ABU DHABI
I SEND CORDIAL GREETINGS TO YOUR HIGHNESS AS I FLY OVER THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES ON MY WAY TO SRI LANKA AND THE PHILIPPINES. I ASSURE YOU OF MY PRAYERS FOR THE EMIRATES AND THEIR PEOPLE, INVOKING UPON YOU THE ALMIGHTY’S BLESSINGS OF PEACE AND PROSPERITY.
FRANCISCUS PP.
Oman
HIS MAJESTY QABOOS BIN SAID AL-SAID
SULTAN OF OMAN
MUSCAT
I SEND CORDIAL GREETINGS TO YOUR MAJESTY AS I FLY OVER OMAN ON MY WAY TO SRI LANKA AND THE PHILIPPINES. I ASSURE YOU OF MY PRAYERS FOR THE SULTANATE AND ITS PEOPLE, INVOKING UPON YOU THE ALMIGHTY’S BLESSINGS OF PEACE AND PROSPERITY.
FRANCISCUS PP.
India
HIS EXCELLENCY PRANAB MUKHERJEE
PRESIDENT OF INDIA
NEW DELHI
I SEND CORDIAL GREETINGS TO YOUR EXCELLENCY AS I FLY OVER INDIA ON MY WAY TO SRI LANKA AND THE PHILIPPINES. I ASSURE YOU OF MY PRAYERS FOR THE COUNTRY AND ITS PEOPLE, INVOKING UPON ALL OF YOU THE ALMIGHTY’S BLESSINGS OF PEACE AND PROSPERITY.
FRANCISCUS PP.
[00043-02.01] [Original text: English]
[B0025-XX.02]
