Pope Francis: The Olympic Games are an opportunity for unity in France!

Pope Francis said on Friday that the Olympic Games could provide opportunities for national unity in France.

He made these statements shortly before the start of these Games in Paris, on July 26.

"I hope that the organization of these Games will be an opportunity for all people in France to have harmony, to go beyond differences and opposition, and allow the strengthening of the unity of the nation," the Pope said in a letter.

His call comes at a time of sharp differences in French politics, as the elections have left the country without a clear path to forming a government.

In the call of the Pope, the calls for the achievement of ceasefires in the world, at the time of the Games, which he described as an organization "that naturally brings peace and not war", were repeated.

The Olympic Games will end on August 11. This year, Kosovo is represented by nine athletes./REL