Despite the rumors that Pope Francis will travel to Israel to attend Shimon Peres funeral, the Vatican has issued a statement officially announcing a confirmation for the pope’s scheduled visit to Georgia and Azerbaijan will remain as planned on Friday. The pope spoke warmly about the former leader and sent out a telegram of condolences:
Licha ya tetesi kwamba Papa Francis kusafiri kwa Israeli kuhudhuria Shimon Peres mazishi, Vatican ametoa taarifa rasmi kutangaza uthibitisho kwa papa ziara imepangwa kufanya Georgia na Azerbaijan utabaki kama ilivyopangwa siku ya Ijumaa. papa alizungumza varmt kuhusu kiongozi wa zamani na kupelekwa nje telegram ya salamu za rambirambi: