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    Factbox-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.

    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.

    CROATIA - President Zoran Milanovic.

    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.

    FINLAND - President Alexander Stubb.

    FRANCE - President Emmanuel Macron.

    GABON - President Brice Oligui Nguema.

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

    GREECE - Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

    HONDURAS - President Xiomara Castro.

    HUNGARY - President Tamas Sulyok.

    ITALY - President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

    IRELAND - Prime Minister Micheal Martin.

    LATVIA - President Edgars Rinkevics.

    LITHUANIA - President Gitanas Nauseda.

    MOLDOVA - President Maia Sandu.

    NETHERLANDS - Prime Minister Dick Schoof.

    NEW ZEALAND - Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.

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

    PHILIPPINES - President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

    POLAND - President Andrzej Duda.

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

    ROMANIA - Interim President Ilie Bolojan.

    SPAIN - King Felipe and Queen Letizia.

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

    SWITZERLAND - President Karin Keller-Sutter.

    UKRAINE - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

    UNITED NATIONS - Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

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

    (Compiled by Giulia Segreti, Editing by Timothy Heritage, Andrew Heavens and Alex Richardson)

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