Since the world leaders in Rome at the funeral of Pope Francis, the spiritual leader of the Catholics, the capital of the Italian capital will again be Kaput Mundy (the capital of the world) within 24 hours.
Approximately 170 national delegations, international leaders, kings and queens visit the ceremony.
Many observers expect the last farewell ceremony more than a memorial and will turn into an opportunity for non -political purchases among leaders.
Paskual Ferrara, general manager for political and international security in the Italy Ministry of Foreign Affairs, explains that funeral diplomacy is not new. “It also happened in other major events in the past. For example, let’s discuss the funeral of the former Japanese Prime Minister Sinzo Abe, who began negotiations on a joint statement of security in the Asia-Pacific region of Australia and Japan. ”
When he was killed in 2022, Shinzo Abe played a strong role both in Japan and on a global scale. More than 200 senior delegations visited the funeral.
At the same time, hundreds of presidents and representatives of the foreign government are also queen II. He attended the funeral of Elizabeth in 2022.
Another recent example is the funeral of former President Iran Ibrahim, who died as a result of an accident by helicopter in May 2024.
Even the leaders of countries with storm relations can go through each other and whisper political words around the body under the pretext that death and love overcome all obstacles.
For example, Arab countries with traditionally complex relations with Iran broke ice and sent the highest level of delegations to Tehran.
The funeral of the President of the President was the first visit of the protocol to Tehran President of Tunisia Keis, and the Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs of Semihkri since the Islamic Revolution in 1979.
Both leaders quietly listened to the funeral that criticized the United States and Israel.
Diplomatic difficulties
In such cases, direct political purchases between leaders can create diplomatic, protocols and logistics difficulties.
From the –– for large crowds, different places and hard programs, everything becomes even more complicated, especially when conflicts between Italian and Vatican leaders arise.
“It is not easy to manage purchases and communication between diplomatic representatives in the Holy Makam in Rome and the Italian state in the Italian state, as well as for delegations from the border, and usually only a few hours of delegations.”
Therefore, everything will depend on the will of the current political and religious leaders. Improvisation sometimes helps human relations, especially in the days of mourning. A high -level ceremony, such as the funeral of the pope, can support informal dialogs, in contrast to official negotiations that took place in another place.
“Such peaks and meetings require long and thorough preparation,” says Ambassador Ferrara. “But speed can also be an advantage. In other words, you can find people and especially world leaders are very clear in the dialogue. ”
Pope Francis established a strong connection between the mission of the papacy and the great political problems of our time, especially climate change, international conflicts and global social issues. At the same time, he established relations with foreign elders and people from around the world.
Today, many of these people gathered in the Vatican to offer their respect. The funeral of world leaders can offer the possibilities of dialogue, which may be impossible later.