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Baghdad, Mar 5 (EFE), (Camera: Murtaja Lateef).- Pope Francis arrived in Baghdad on Friday for the first ever papal visit to Iraq, and his first trip abroad since the start of the coronavirus pandemic last year.He will meet members of the country’s Christian minority community which was persecuted by the Islamic State that occupied parts of Iraq for three years until the terror group was defeated in late 2017.Sectarian violence in the war-torn country has seen Iraq’s Christian population fall from 1.5 million in 2003 to just 300,000.FOOTAGE OF SECURITY MEASURES IN BAGHDAD AHEAD OF POPE FRANCIS' ARRIVAL.
Baghdad, Feb 25 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Ahmed Jalil) The Iraqi capital is preparing to receive Pope Francis on March 5 and, amid strong security measures and enthusiasm for the arrival of the pontiff, welcome murals try to beautify the concrete walls that protect all the churches in Baghdad .FOOTAGE OF MURALS WELCOMING POPE FRANCIS IN BAGHDADSOUNDBITES OF HEKMAT KAZEM HASSANI, BAGHDAD RESIDENTTRANSLATION 1.- "God willing, it will be a successful visit to Iraq. We wanted his Holiness the Pope to visit Iraq because he had not visited us in a long time. God willing, this step will be a reason for the rapprochement of religions and to understand the affairs of fellow Christians. Hopefully there will be cooperation and communication between the Pope and Iraq. God willing, the visit will be a success. We welcome him and hope that he reaches Iraq safely. "2.- “The preparations are excellent. I hope they deserve the Pope's visit and that these preparations are more extensive and that there are flowers and banners welcoming the Pope on his arrival to give him a good impression of Iraq's reputation. "
Pope Francis shakes hands with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi upon his arrive in Baghdad. IMAGES TO COMPLETE VIDI94C2CB_EN
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