A French soldier patrols near the Eiffel Tower in Paris as part of the highest level of "Vigipirate" security plan after a shooting at the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo January 10, 2015 (Photo: Reuters)
France will stage a mass rally in Paris on Sunday that is expected to draw more up to a million people in tribute to 17 people killed in three days of Islamist attacks.
The rally will be attended by French political leaders from both the left and right -- including President Francois Hollande and his predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy.
Leaders from around the world will also join the march in solidarity. Here is a list of world political figures who have confirmed their attendance:
Austria -- Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz
Belgium -- Prime Minister Charles Michel
Britain -- Prime Minister David Cameron
Canada -- Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney
Denmark -- Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Gabon -- President Ali Bongo Ondimba
Germany -- Chancellor Angela Merkel
Italy -- Prime Minister Matteo Renzi
Mali -- President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita
Niger -- President Mahamadou Issoufou
Russia -- Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Spain -- Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy
The Netherlands -- Prime Minister Mark Rutte
Turkey -- Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu
Ukraine -- President Petro Poroshenko
United States -- Attorney General Eric Holder
European Commission -- President Jean-Claude Juncker
European Parliament -- President Martin Schulz
European Union -- President Donald Tusk
NATO -- Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
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