Factbox-World leaders set to attend Pope Francis' funeral

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.