The president of the United States, Donald Trump, arrived on Friday night to Rome to participate in the funeral of Pope Francis where, he said, he will see with “many leaders” who have expressed interest in meeting with him.
The presidential plane, Air Force One, landed around 11 p.m. Rome (21:00 GMT), and minutes later the US president descended alongside the first lady, Melania Trump.
The president did not make statements to the press.
The couple traveled to Rome to attend the funeral of Pope Francis, to be held this Saturday in the Plaza de San Pedro.
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The presence of more than 200,000 people and at least 130 international delegations, and important commercial partners of the United States with which the Republican president plans to speak is expected.
“We go to Rome, where we will attend the funeral of Pope Francis. There will be a lot of interest because we will meet with many foreign leaders who want to meet. The trade agreements are going very well,” said the president before starting from Washington.
Among the attendees will be the president of Argentina, Javier Milei; that of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Da Silva, that of France, Emmanuel Macron, and that of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenski. Also the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and other European and world representatives.
Trump and the first lady will return to their country on Saturday night.
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It is the first trip abroad of Trump’s second term, who before Francisco’s death had his first exterior visit to Saudi Arabia next month.
With EFE information
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