Poland elections on June 20 : Barack Obama, other leaders to attend the funeral

By: Altaf Ahmed

President Barack Obama, Russian President Dmitri Medvedev, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are among the leaders who confirmed their presence for the funeral of Polish President Lech Kaczynski who died in plane crash on 10 April.

The Prince Charles of Wales, the presidents of the European Union, Herman Van Rompuy, the head of the Commission European Commission José Manuel Barroso and Secretary General of NATO, Anders Fogh Rasmussen also announced that they go to Krakow.

On the other hand, it was announced on Wednesday that the Polish presidential elections will take place on June 20.