Factbox-World leaders set to attend Pope Francis' funeral

Preparations for Pope Francis' funeral, at the Vatican
A view shows an area outside St. Peter's Basilica where Pope Francis's coffin is to be laid during his funeral ceremonies, at the Vatican, April 25, 2025. REUTERS/Claudia Greco
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Following is a list of the main world leaders who have so far said they will attend Pope Francis' funeral on Saturday in Saint Peter's Square.

ALBANIA - President Bajram Bega.

ANGOLA - President Joao Lourenco.

ARGENTINA - President Javier Milei.

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AUSTRIA - President Alexander Van der Bellen, Chancellor Christian Stocker.

BANGLADESH - Chief Adviser (interim leader) Muhammad Yunus.

BELGIUM - King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, Prime Minister Bart De Wever.

BRITAIN - Prince William and Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

BRAZIL - President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and first lady Janja Lula da Silva.

BULGARIA - Prime Minister Rossen Jeliazkov.

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - President Faustin-Archange Touadera.

CROATIA - President Zoran Milanovic.

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CYPRUS - President Nikos Christodoulides.

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - President Felix Tshisekedi.

CZECH REPUBLIC - Prime Minister Petr Fiala.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - President Luis Abinader.

ESTONIA - President Alar Karis.

EUROPEAN UNION - Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Council President Antonio Costa, Parliament President Roberta Metsola.

EAST TIMOR - President Jose Ramos-Horta.

ECUADOR - President Daniel Noboa.

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FINLAND - President Alexander Stubb.

FRANCE - President Emmanuel Macron.

GABON - President Brice Oligui Nguema.

GERMANY - President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and outgoing chancellor Olaf Scholz.

GEORGIA - President Mikheil Kavelashvili.

GREECE - Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

HONDURAS - President Xiomara Castro.

HUNGARY - President Tamas Sulyok, Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

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ICELAND - President Halla Tomasdottir.

ITALY - President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

IRELAND - President Michael D. Higgins, Prime Minister Micheal Martin.

INDIA - President Droupadi Murmu.

INDONESIA - President Joko Widodo.

JORDAN - King Abdullah and his wife Queen Rania.

KENYA - President William Ruto.

LATVIA - President Edgars Rinkevics.

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LEBANON - President Joseph Aoun.

LESOTHO - King Letsie III.

LITHUANIA - President Gitanas Nauseda.

LUXEMBOURG - Prime Minister Luc Frieden.

MACEDONIA - President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova.

MADAGASCAR - President Andry Rajoelina.

MALTA - President Myriam Spiteri Debon.

MOLDOVA - President Maia Sandu.

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MONACO - Prince Albert and his wife Princess Charlene.

MONTENEGRO - President Jakov Milatovic.

MOROCCO - Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch.

MOZAMBIQUE - President Daniel Chapo.

NETHERLANDS - Prime Minister Dick Schoof.

NEW ZEALAND - Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.

NORWAY - Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit.

PALESTINE - Prime Minister Mohamed Mustafa.

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PHILIPPINES - President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

POLAND - President Andrzej Duda.

PORTUGAL - President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and Prime Minister Luis Montenegro.

QATAR - Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.

ROMANIA - Interim President Ilie Bolojan.

SERBIA - Prime Minister Djuro Macut.

SEYCHELLES - President Wavel Ramkalawan.

SIERRA LEONE - President Julius Maada Bio.

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SPAIN - King Felipe and Queen Letizia.

SLOVAKIA - President Peter Pellegrini.

SLOVENIA - President Natasa Pirc Musar.

SWEDEN - King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia and Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.

SWITZERLAND - President Karin Keller-Sutter.

TOGO - President Faure Gnassingbe.

UKRAINE - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

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UNITED NATIONS - Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

UNITED STATES - President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump.

This article was produced by Reuters news agency. It has not been edited by Global South World.