Defense Minister Rajnath Singh is in Russia for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting. Upon his arrival in Moscow on Wednesday, Singh opted for the traditional Namaste to greet top Russian officials. A video of the interaction has been shared on Twitter.
Singh was greeted by Major General Bukhteev Yury Nikolaevich at the airport. The Defense Minister can be seen folding his hands and greeting him with a Namaste. Moments later, Singh introduces himself to more officials. Continue to greet each of them with a Namaste. An officer even offers him a handshake, but he quickly withdraws it and crosses his hands in the same manner as Singh.
I arrived in Moscow tonight. I look forward to my bilateral meeting with Russian General Sergey Shoygu tomorrow, ”Singh wrote in a tweet.
Здравствуйте Russia!
I arrived in Moscow tonight. I look forward to my bilateral meeting with the Russian counterpart, General Sergey Shoygu, tomorrow. https://t.co/FgayfbJIIR– Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) September 2, 2020
Several people shared comments about the greeting on Twitter.
“The ‘Namaste’ greeting will one day reach all corners of the world,” wrote one Twitter user. “I love the way he constantly ‘Namaste’ everyone… Congratulations sir! Good luck for the meeting and have fun in Moscow, ”shared another.
Rajnath Singh is on a three-day visit to Russia. He is in Moscow until September 5 to attend the combined meeting of defense ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and the member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States. (CEI) in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the victory in World War II, the government said in a statement. This is his second visit to Moscow since June.
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