How the Pope’s funeral becomes an international political summit on wars and conflicts
propagandaThe world in Rome by Pope Francis funerals.The Italian capital will be the Mondi Capot again for 24 hours. About 170 national delegationsInternational leaders, kings and queens attend the papal funeral. Many observers expect another farewell, more than one moment of remembering, to become a Suitable for Unofficial political exchanges between leaders.
Fuel diplomacy is not new “It has already happened in the past in other great events like this, in the case. The funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Where Australia and Japan started talks to obtain a joint statement on security in the Asia Pacific region. “
Chinzo Abe, when he was killed in 2022, was prime minister for two years, but he kept a strong role in Japan and the world. More than 200 high -level delegations attended their funeral. There has been a similar circumstance recently The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.
Death exceeds all barriers
Another occasion in the modern history of high diplomacy in the recent greeting was The funeral of Iranian President Ibrahim RisiThe deceased in a helicopter accident in May 2024. Even leaders of stormy relationship An excuse that death and love exceed all barriers. For example, Arab countries with difficult relations traditionally with Iran destroyed ice and sent delegations to the highest level to Tehran.
Raisi farewell party was Visit the first protocol to Tehran from a Tunisian presidentOn that occasion, Kais Sai, and the Egyptian Foreign Minister, Shukri, from the Aya Revolution in 1979. Both leaders listen to the silence of a The funeral of the sermon loaded with Investted against the United States and Israel.
Logistical chaos
The exchange of a direct politician between leaders in such circumstances imposes diplomatic, protocol, and logistical services.
Crowds, displacement and modified times, everything is complicated in Italian diploma and Vatican intertwinedAmbassador Ferrara asserts: “It is not easy to manage exchanges and communications between diplomatic representations in Rome the Apostolic Chair and the Italian state, or for delegations that come from abroad often often only a few hours.”
Everything will rely, then, on the true will of political and religious leaders present. Improvisation sometimes helps human relations, especially at the time of mourning. High -level event like the papal funeral You can prefer unofficial dialog accessories for official negotiations Speaking elsewhere. “These peaks and meetings require long and accurate preparation. However, the rush can also be an advantage, meaning finding people, especially the world’s most open leaders, to the dialogue. “
In this precise circumstances, at the organizational level, Diplomacy of condolences can be preferred through the links set by the Pope, such as FranciscoThis has led to a coexistence between religious work and weakness, great political issues of our time, the environment, war conflicts and social issues around the world.
