Source: tvn24
Wołodymyr Zelnski and his wife Olena sat in the first place at the funeral of Pope Francis, although this required the bending of the Vatican protocol – describes the newspaper “Telegraph”. According to the newspaper, the President of Ukraine was to take place in the third row in accordance with the rules.
Key facts:
- Franciszek's funeral was attended by leaders of several dozen countries, including the USA and Ukraine.
- The Vatican made special preparations to ensure Wołodymyr Zelnski in the first row – describes “Telegraph”.
- The President of Ukraine sat in a row, among others, with the leaders of France and the USA.
The Vatican broke the protocol to ensure Zelanski, who came to Rome with his wife Olena, a place in the same row in which Donald Trump and President of France Emmanuel Macron sat – describes the daily “Telegraph”. President Ukraine He received spontaneous applause when he took his place in Saint Peter's Square after a short meeting with Trump as part of their first conversations since a quarrel in an oval office.
According to the journal, the Vatican made special preparations to provide Zelanski with an honorable place in the attention center during the ceremony, while most leaders sat according to the name of their country regardless of whether they were the heads of states or governments.
Zełnski could sit in the third row
Mysterious rules ordered the leaders to sit in alphabetical order according to their country's name in French – a traditional language of diplomacy at a time when protocols were made. As the President of Ukraine, Zelanski could expect that he would sit in the third row or even in further rows. Instead, he sat in the first place, 11 places to the right of Trump.
The Vatican did not deny that the rules of the protocol were bent. “I believe they took a free place,” the Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni told the British journal.
Source: EPA/RICCARDO Antimiani
Between Zelanski and Trump were the presidents of India, Hungary (French French), Gabon, France and Finland. In French, the name of the United States begins with the letter E – “Etats -Unis”. The president was sitting on the right of the President of Ukraine Irelandwhich seems to indicate that the principles of the protocol have been bent to provide the Ukrainian leader with an honorable place – said the British daily. In other places, the rules were strictly observed – he noted.
Source: Riccardo Antimiani/PAP/EPA
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