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"Claudia Sheinbaum, President of Mexico, expressed her support for the peace stance maintained by Pope Leon XIV regarding the conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran, reiterating her call for non-intervention during her morning press conference on Monday. "Pope [Leon XIV] has been constantly calling for peace, which is something we welcome, this position of the Pope, who has been calling not only on the United States, but on everyone, on Israel, not to intervene, to guarantee peace in the world. So it is a very Christian position," Sheinbaum said from Mexico City. She indicated that the stance of the pontiff is the "work that must be carried out by someone who represents not only a religion, but a State," and reiterated Mexico's position of always supporting peace. "Mexican foreign policy is an example in the world and we follow it to the letter, which is the defense of the self-determination of peoples, non-intervention, the peaceful resolution of any conflict," she said. Regarding the conflict in the Middle East, Sheinbaum lamented that no resolution has been reached so far. "A few days ago we celebrated that there was going to be a ceasefire and unfortunately it did not happen that way. There were talks between Iran and the United States, but they did not reach an agreement," she said. On April 7, the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire on the condition of opening the Strait of Hormuz, after US President Donald Trump threatened to "destroy Iranian civilization." However, US Vice President JD Vance confirmed that a peace agreement was not reached. Sheinbaum's stance and her support for Pope Leon XIV come after Donald Trump accused the pontiff of being "terrible at foreign policy" in a Truth Social post. The Pope, who has strongly criticised armed conflicts, told Italian media that he will continue to speak out against war. "
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