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The envoy said that the German minister's plane landed early in Delhi. Amid the protocol controversy on social media, German Ambassador to India Philipp Ackermann said yesterday that German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock's plane landed early in Delhi. He was asked to stay on the plane for a while, but decided to leave without receiving a line, which was an entirely German problem, Ackermann told ANI, adding that Indian protocol was exceptional.
Furthermore, during the dispute over social media posts alleging a protocol problem with Germany's foreign minister, Ackermann, who is also the German envoy to Bhutan, clarified that the minister's plane had landed in Delhi earlier. adding that, in fact, she was one of the prime ministers to land in the nation's capital on Thursday for the G20 foreign ministers' meeting.
“We had to transfer her to the conference center and she arrived a little early so the German authorities asked her to wait on the plane for a while,” the German ambassador said, adding that she had agreed to stay on the plane.
"She had breakfast and then spontaneously decided to leave the plane without the receiving line forming. But all that was a German problem," the German ambassador said.
"This has nothing to do with Indian protocol. I can only say over and over again that Indian protocol has done an outstanding job this week. It's truly more than anything I've ever seen in a protocol in my life. And they did very gracefully. Fantastically," he said.
“The minister got off the plane. You saw him in the video on social networks, he laughed, he had a good time, he thought it was quite funny and we had a very nice reception. And he is not a very pretentious person, so he had no problem with this little mishap," added the envoy.
"It was all a German incident and has nothing to do with Indian protocol," he said.
"Under the current circumstances, the G20 is a tall order and I don't envy any president, but I can say that the Indian side did it masterfully. It was a fantastically organized and organized conference. The world was happy with the background. My Minister he had very good bilaterals by his side and when he left he was very, very happy. And two German parliamentarians came to the Raisina Dialogue and what I understood from their impressions is that Raisina after the G20 was once again a great success”, said Mr. Ackermann to ANI.
"So congratulations to the Indian side, congratulations to the Indian protocol. First of all, because they did a fantastic job of hospitality," the German envoy said, praising the organization and conduct of the Foreign Ministers' meeting, other G20 events and the 8th. edition. of the Dialogue of Raisins.
Also, about the dialogue with Raisina, he said that while everyone had a very hectic week, the Indian friends had a ten times busier week.
He said the Indian side had done a "remarkable" job at all levels.
"The German Chancellor had a great visit and we are very satisfied. The Chancellor left India after one day in Delhi and one day in Bangalore with the best feelings and impressions and I think the purpose of the visit was fully achieved," said. . aggregate.
In Bangalore, the German chancellor visited both Indian and German industries while interacting with skilled workers who were about to leave for Germany, he reported.
Praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Mr. Ackermann said: "The Prime Minister was, as expected, a very gracious host. We had a fantastic bilateral meeting with him," he added.
"German Chancellor Olaf Scholz got a complete and very comprehensive impression of what was happening in India. Therefore, the chancellor's visit was a great success," the envoy said.
