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France Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel recently greeted each other in the Indian-style ‘namaste’ | Image credit: Twitter
French President Emmanuel Macron was hosting German Chancellor for talks at at his summer residence in the Mediterranean, in southern France when he greeted her with ‘namaste’.
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Last Updated: August 21, 2020, 12:00 PM IST
With the coronavirus pandemic changing the way the world interacts with each other, salutations and greetings are also changing. And it seems the Indian ‘namaste’ is a popular choice as world leaders like France’s Emmanuel Macron and Germany’s Angela Merkel seem to have adopted it as their chosen form of greeting.
The French President Macron was hosting Merkel for talks at his summer residence in a medieval island fortress in the Mediterranean, in southern France.
Mindful of the coronavirus outbreak, when Macron greeted the Geerman Chancellor, he replaced the traditional handshake with an Indian-style namaste, pressing his palms together and bowing slightly.
Merkel responded in a similar fashion, bowing slightly while pressing her hands together.
A video of the incident was shared by Macron on Twitter in which he welcomes Merkel to Fort Bregancon.
Many Indians have since responded to the video, some even expressing joy and pride at the desi salutation coming to the aid of world leaders in the time of coronavirus.
Namaste(नमस्ते) used as form of greeting by President of France and Chancellor of Germany 🙏🙏
— Srijan Das (@srijann25) August 20, 2020
All India Radio also shared the video.
Namaste is Global !📸:When Emmanuel Macron, President of France and Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany greet each other with Namastepic.twitter.com/jHUhW2CfPY
— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) August 20, 2020
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This is not the first time that Macron has expressed his love for the desi salutation. Earlier in March, Macron had greeted Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia in a similar fashion. Macron had also greeted Boris Johnson and Prince Charles with a Namaste when he was in London to mark the 80th anniversary of former French President Charles de Gaulle’s famous appeal to resist the Nazis during the World War II.
(with inputs from Agencies)
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