JERUSALEM, Nov. 6 -- The following world leaders have arrived in Israel Monday for the funeral of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin: Albania -- President Sali Berisha Armenia -- President Levon Ter-Petrosyan Australia -- Prime Minister Paul Keating Austria -- President Franz Vranitsky Azerbijan -- President Heydar Aliyev Belarus -- Foreign Minister Vladimir Senko Belgium -- Prime Minister Jean-Luc Dehaene Britain -- Prime Minister John Major, Prince Charles of Wales, Labor Party leader Tony Blair and Social Democratic leader Paddy Ashdown Bulgar a -- President Zhelyu Mitev Zhelev Canada -- Prime Minister Jean Chretien Colombia -- Vice President Humberto de la Calla Lombana Costa Rica -- Foreign Minister Fernando Narajo Villalobos Czech Republic -- Prime Minister Vaclav Klaus Denmark -- Prime Minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen Egypt -- President Hosni Mubarak Estonia -- President Lennart Meri Ethiopia -- President Zenawi Meles, Vice President Layne Tamirat European Commission -- President Jean Santer Finland -- President Martti Ahtisaari, Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen France -- President Jacques Chirac Georgia -- President Eduard Shevardnadze Germany -- Chancellor Helmut Kohl, President Roman Herzog Ghana -- President Jerry Rawlings Greece -- Foreign Minister Karolos Papolias Hungary -- Prime Minister Gyula Horn Iceland -- Prime Minister David Oddsson India -- Finance Minister Manmohan Singh Ireland -- Prime Minister John Bruton Italy -- Prime Minister Lumberto Dini Japan -- Foreign Minister Yohei Kono Jordan -- King Hussein, Crown Prince Hassan, Prime Minister Zid Bin Shaker Kenya -- Vice President George Saitoti Khazakistan -- Foreign Minister Kasymzhumart Tokayev Latvia -- President Guntis Ulmanis Lithuania -- Prime Minister Adolfas Slezevicius Luxemborg -- Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker Malta -- Prime Minister Eddie Fenech Adami Mexico -- Foreign Minister Jose Angel Gurria Trevino Moldova -- President Mircea Snegur Morocco -- Prime Minister Abdul Afif Filali Netherlands -- Queen Beatrix, Prime Minister Wim Kok Norway -- Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland Oman -- Foreign Minister Yusuf Bin-Alawi Portugal -- President Mario Soares Romania -- President Ion Iliescu, Prime Minister Nicolae Vacaroio Russia -- Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin Singapore -- Vice President Lee Hsien Loong Slovakia -- Prime Minister Vladimir Meciar Slovenia -- President Milan Kucan Socialist International -- Chairman Pierre Mauroy South Africa -- Executive Deputy President Thabo Mbeki South Korea -- Prime Minister Yi Hong-ku Spain -- Prime Minister Felippe Gonzalez (who also holds the rotating leadership of the European Community) Sweden -- Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson Switzerland -- President Kaspar Villager Turkey -- Prime Minister Tancu Ciller Ukraine -- President Leonid Kuchma United Nations -- Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali United States -- President Bill Clinton, former Presidents George Bush and Jimmy Carter, Secretary of State Warren Christopher, House of Representative Speaker Newt Gingrich, Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole, Minority Leader Richard Gephardt, former secretaries of state Henry Kissenger, James Baker and George Schultz The attendants include of 22 presidents, 25 prime ministers, 15 foreign ministers, one king, one chancellor and the heir apparent to the throne of England. About 40 or more countries were represented by their foreign ministers, other ministers or ambassadors. The Palestinian Delegation was composed of four ministers: Ahmed Qurea -- Minister of Economy and Trade; Nabil Shaat -- Minister of Planning and international cooperation; Sayeb Ereikat -- Municipal Affairs Minister; and Jamil Tarifi, senior negotiator at peace talks with Israel.
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