Friday, September 30, 2016

70 World Leaders At Shimon Peres Funeral In Israel

  The former US president, pictured here touching the coffin, joined 70 world leaders and royals including Barack Obama, Tony Blair, Prince Charles and King Felipe of Spain at the ceremony on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem
Present at the funeral of Shimon Peres are
US President Barack Obama
US Secretary of State John Kerry
Former US president Bill Clinton
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair
Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown
Prince Charles of Great Britain 
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson
Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas 
French President Francois Hollande
German President Joachim Gauck
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
King Felipe VI of Spain
Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte
European Union foreign affairs head Federica Mogherini
European Council President Donald Tusk
UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East peace process Nikolai Mladenov
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry 

Shimon Peres was born Aug 2nd 1923 in Vishneva, then part of Poland. he was 93 years .




                          Outgoing US President Obama was also joined by former president Bill Clinton at Mount Herzl Cemetery

  Prince Charles represented the royal family at the funeral - and smiled at an anecdote during the ceremony 
                        Outgoing US President Obama was also joined by former president Bill Clinton at Mount Herzl Cemetery
 Bereft: Family members of former Israeli President Shimon Peres walk behind his flag-draped coffin during a ceremony at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament
 Tributes: U.S. President Barack Obama speeches next to the flag-draped coffin of former Israeli President Shimon Peres during his funeral at the Mount Herzel national cemetery
 Anglo-French meeting: Prince Charles, left, greets French President Francois Hollande seriously at the start of today's funeral
 Moving: Mr Peres' famaily hold eachother as they follow the statesman's coffin on its journey to his final resting place
                        U.S. President Barack Obama is greeted by Israeli Foreign Ministry Director General Dore Gold - former French president Nicolas Sarkozy also attended
                         British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson was followed into the funeral by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
                      British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson was followed into the funeral by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
 Thousands gathered to pay their respects as Israel's former Prime Minister and President Shimon Peres lay in state outside parliament (pictured)
 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (L), Mexican President Enrique PeÒa Nieto (2nd L) and Spanish King Felipe VI (far right) speak
 Laying hands: Israel's President Reuven Rivlin pays his respects at the flag-draped coffin of Shimon Peres
 


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