{"id":196855,"date":"2025-04-26T23:12:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T21:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/north-africa\/algeria\/algeria-assigned-by-president-tebboune-mr-attaf-in-rome-for-pope-franciss-funeral\/"},"modified":"2025-04-26T23:12:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T21:12:49","slug":"algeria-assigned-by-president-tebboune-mr-attaf-in-rome-for-pope-franciss-funeral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/north-africa\/algeria\/algeria-assigned-by-president-tebboune-mr-attaf-in-rome-for-pope-franciss-funeral\/","title":{"rendered":"Algeria: Assigned by President Tebboune, Mr Attaf in Rome for Pope Francis\u2019s funeral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/61885525912f897\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><br \/><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/download\/61885525912f897\" rel=\"noopener\">Download logo<\/a><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/africarc\/loganalytics?press_id=339542&amp;press_source=Ministry%20of%20Foreign%20Affairs,%20People&#039;s%20Democratic%20Republic%20of%20Algeria\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Assigned by the President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, the Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, National Community Abroad and African Affairs, Ahmed Attaf, arrived today in the Italian capital Rome to represent Algeria at Pope Francis\u2019s funeral, scheduled for Saturday at St. Peter\u2019s Square.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Pope\u2019s funeral is expected to see the participation of several leaders and representatives of states from around the world in addition to many international personalities.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister of State\u2019s participation in the funeral reflects the strong bonds of friendship between Algeria and the Vatican, relations officially established in 1972 and that have continued to strengthen as part of both parties\u2019 commitment to promoting the values of dialogue, understanding, coexistence and mutual respect.<\/p>\n<p><i>Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People&#8217;s Democratic Republic of Algeria.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/algeria-assigned-by-president-tebboune-mr-attaf-in-rome-for-pope-franciss-funeral?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>South Africa Today Africa \u2013 North Africa <a title=\"Algeria\" href=\"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/category\/north-africa\/algeria\/\">Algeria<\/a> News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download logo Assigned by the President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, the Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, National Community Abroad and African Affairs, Ahmed Attaf, arrived today in the Italian capital Rome to represent Algeria at Pope Francis\u2019s funeral, scheduled for Saturday at St. Peter\u2019s Square. 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