European political heavyweights will gather in the French city of Strasbourg on Saturday to take part in a farewell ceremony for Germany’s reunification chancellor Helmut Kohl.
Kohl, the longest-serving chancellor in the nation’s post-war history, passed away at the age of 87 on June 16 in his hometown of Ludwigshafen in western Germany.
At least 40 dignitaries – from across Europe but also from the United States – will come to the European Parliament building in France ahead of Kohl’s funeral in Germany.
European Parliament President Antonio Tajani, European Council’s Donald Tusk and European Commission’s Jean-Claude Juncker will address the gathering.
Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and former US President Bill Clinton are also expected to speak, Sputnik reports.
