meetings took place with pope benedict xvi, and later with his successor, pope francis. this time , messages were exchanged regularly between the president and the holy father. the apostolic nunce, as the highest diplomatic representative of the vatican, will slightly open the subtext of the throne's relationship. and i was very pleased, although it was not such an easy time when parulin did not promise, i was sent to africa first, i got into an accident, and he said, listen, i will not be with you now send, i will send one small peaceful country, it was before covid, good, but then covid, i was late, so i am grateful to you for allowing me to live in this country, but you know, i looked every day not only at our church, but what happens in the country, when i came to the vatican every year, i met with the pope, with the pope, i said, and wrote of course, but when i walked in the door, he said, not bongiorno, not good afternoon, but as president lukashenko, i noticed that between you there is... this is an example for both europe and the whole world, what i saw here, i e