Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday joined the funeral mass of Pope Francis at St Peter`s Square in Vatican City.

The Chief Adviser was greeted by senior officials of the Vatican as he entered St Peter`s Basilica, where the mortal remains of the Pope were lying in state.

He stood in solemn silence in front of the coffin to pay his last respects to the late Pope Francis. He then joined the two-hour-long funeral mass along with leaders of the world`s more than 130 countries.

Ahead of the funeral and after the service, the Chief Adviser exchanged greetings with some of the world leaders, including the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, EU President Ursula von der Leyen, former US president Joe Biden, President of Finland Alexander Stubb, Kenyan President , Montenegro President, Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, President of Ecuador, President of East Timor, Prime Minister of Honduras, President of Iceland, President of Portugal, the King and Queen of Belgium, Prime Minister of Belgium, Prince Albert of Monaco, Prince and Princess of Norway, Prime Minister of Tunisia, Prince and Princess of Liechtenstein, Director General of WHO, President of IOC Tomas Bach, foreign ministers of Sri Lanka, Bahrain and Syria, former US secretary of state John Kerry.