Global leaders set to attend Pope Francis’ funeral

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – 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.

ARGENTINA – President Javier Milei.

BELGIUM – King Philippe and Queen Mathilde. 

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

EUROPEAN COMMISSION – President Ursula von der Leyen. 

EAST TIMOR – President Jose Ramos-Horta, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Bendito Freitas.

FRANCE – President Emmanuel Macron. 

GERMANY – President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

ITALY – President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. 

LATVIA – President Edgars Rinkevics. 

LITHUANIA – President Gitanas Nauseda.

ROMANIA – Interim President Ilie Bolojan.

SWITZERLAND – President Karin Keller-Sutter.

UKRAINE – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. 

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

(Compiled by Giulia Segreti, Editing by Timothy Heritage)

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