French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes German Chancellor Angela Merkel with Namaste

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought nations across the world to a halt. They are struggling to curb the spread of coronavirus. During these trying times, Namaste: the Indian form of greeting is gaining popularity. From United States President Donald Trump to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu world leaders have adopted this traditional form of greeting to stop the spread. Now French President and German Chancellor have joined the long list.

Germany’s vice-chancellor Angela Merkel and France president Emmanuel Macron greeted each other with a namaste when they met at Fort de Bregancon in Paris on Thursday. French first-lady Brigitte Macron also was seen exchanging bows with the German head of state in a video shared on French president Macron’s Twitter account.

Check out the video here:

Willkommen im Fort de Brégançon, liebe Angela! pic.twitter.com/lv8yKm6wWV

— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) August 20, 2020

This is not the first time the French President has opted for Namaste as a greeting. In March he had done the same while greeting Spanish king and queen.

Here is how netizens reacted to Macron and Angela Merkel greeting each other in the Indian way:

No one is Indian here. #Namaste 😊😊 https://t.co/MIzz71xAhm

— Prabhanshu Kumar (@PrabhanshuKumar) August 21, 2020

#Namaste goes global !!
🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇳 🙏🏽
I Love my India ❤️ pic.twitter.com/z6oq2MMneO

— अयोध्यावासी 🙏❤️🚩 (@real_tejasvi) August 21, 2020

Namaste🇮🇳🙏 is travelling across the world in Covid19 2020.

And

It’s Without VISA😎#Frenchpresident #Germanchancellor#Merkel-Macron talks https://t.co/5UB0T8JwNO

— princelakhiwall (@princelakhiwall) August 21, 2020

Prince Charles, 71, was also seen greeting people with a namaste in London. So was former United States President Barack Obama.

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