President of France greets Germany’s Chancellor by folding hands as per Indian tradition and welcomes him saying “Namaste” !

Significance of Hindu culture grows in foreign countries !

Paris (France) – Corona pandemic has alarmed the common man as well as the national leaders and inspired to maintain social distance. French President Emmanuel Macron replacing the traditional handshake chose to greet Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel by folding his hands in the form of Namaste. Ms. Merkel is at present on the visit of France. She visited the French President’s house at Fort de Bregancon in southern France. Mr. Macron greeted Ms. Merkel saying Namaste as soon as she got down from her car. Macron himself has posted a 12 minutes video in this regard on Twitter.

As French President received German Chancellor Angela Merkel at his Mediterranean holiday retreat on Thursday, the traditional handshake was replaced with an Indian-style namaste. #World https://t.co/3CtIXK2i5E

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Source : Dainik Sanatan Prabhat