Pope Francis, Ridwan Kamil: This Is A Symbol Of Strength, Wish Him A Speedy Recovery

JAKARTA - West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil gave a special memento to Pope Francis. This was uploaded by Ridwan Kamil through his official Facebook account @Ridwan Kamil launched on Tuesday, May 24.

The memento given by Kang Emil - Ridwan Kamil's nickname - is Kujang, an heirloom from West Java.

"Making a letter to Pope Francis and giving the Kujang, an heirloom from West Java which is a symbol of strength and protection, as a memento because we couldn't meet," said Ridwan Kamil on his Facebook page reported by VOI, Tuesday, May 24.

The memories were conveyed by Kang Emil through Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Vatican Secretary for State Relations, on behalf of the ailing Pope Francis.

"Hopefully Pope Francis gets well soon & we can meet another time," said Kang Emil.

In early May, Ridwan Kamil shared his story of making a working visit to Europe to meet with investors from a number of countries. One of Ridwan Kamil's agenda is to visit the Vatican, Italy, to meet Pope Francis.

Ridwan Kamil admitted, Pope Fansiskus praised the West Java Provincial Government regarding the English For Ulama Program which is considered one of the ways or efforts for peace dialogue.

"It turned out to be very good in international eyes, so there was an invitation to go there," said Ridwan Kamil, Wednesday, May 18, quoted from Antara.

According to him, although he is only a governor, it is important to carry out peace dialogue, especially now that there are conflicts in several countries.

"Now it's urgent, Russia is at war with Ukraine, Israel is in a war with Palestine, right? Now, if we don't have dialogue with each other, the world will not be peaceful," he said.