#8220; The world falls apart for us a second time, in the same place in the world #8221;, said the chairman, Bronislaw Komorowski, adding that it was also an exceptional moment in history in which the Poles are united.
#8220; None of us remember a time when so many eminent people were killed in a terrible moment #8221;, also said Prime Minister Donald Tusk. #8220; Our profound sense of unity born of a moment of mourning, must endure, because then those deaths will be charged a meaning, a profound sense #8221;.
Kaczynski and his wife w1000ill be buried Sunday in a pantheon of Wawel Cathedral in Krakow. About 80 heads of state had confirmed their attendance at the funeral. However, the closure of the air spaces in some European countries due to the ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano could become an obstacle to the plans of many leaders.
NON-ASSISTED THE ASH NOBE
One of the first to cancel their attendance was the Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. Later he met the cancellation of U.S. President, Barack Obama, who communicated his regret over the decision to the Polish government and reiterated his condolences.
#8220, Michelle and I continue including Polish people in our prayers (…) #8221;, reported Obama, who claimed to help people overcome the tragedy of the plane crash last week that killed its president in Russia.
#8220, Kaczynski was a patriot and a good friend and ally of the United States #8221;, the statement said.
Obama will be represented at the funeral by his country”s ambassador in Poland. The White House seems to have waited until the last minute to make the decision, as even today in the morning there were confirmation of the president”s trip.
not attend the German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who canceled his presence in Krakow today. The announcement was made by the government spokesman, who indicated that Merkel was communicated personally with Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, to inform you of the cancellation and express her #8220; deepest condolences #8221;.
Germany will be represented by President Horst Köhler and Foreign Minister, Guido Westerwelle.
At the start of the funeral Mass were named each of the 96 victims of catastrophe. Poland lost in the crash of his country”s political leadership, senior officers, prominent religious figures and officials.
At 8:56 am (6:56 GMT) rang for two minutes the bells and sirens sounded in Poland, exactly the same time it crashed the plane last week in Smolensk west of Moscow.