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Soon after arriving in India German President Joachim Gauck, visited the Rajghat, the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi, to pay homage to the great apostle of non violence. (IE Photo: Renuka Puri)
Joachim Gauck was accompanied by his wife Daniela Schadt. (IE Photo: Renuka Puri)
Joachim Gauck and Daniela Schadt pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi. (IE Photo: Renuka Puri)
Joachim Gauck and Daniela Schadt receive Mahatma Gandhi's memorabilia at Rajghat. (IE Photo: Renuka Puri)
German President Joachim Gauck, accompanied by an 80-member delegation, including 15 business leaders, arrived in New Delhi for a 3-day visit. Gauck's visit is touted as "the highest ceremonial gesture between the two sides". (IE Photo: Praveen Jain)
The visiting dignitary met his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday, February 5 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. (IE Photo: Praveen Jain)
Manmohan Singh interacts with Germany's First Lady Daniela Gauck. (IE Photo: Praveen Jain)
A Financial-Technical agreement in the field of green corridors of 1 billion Euro is set to be signed between the two nations during the visit. The agreement was discussed and finalised last year in April during Manmohan Singh's visit to Berlin. (IE Photo: Praveen Jain)
Gauck is also set to meet Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on February 6, in what would be the Aam Aadmi Party chief’s first meeting with an international visitor. (IE Photo: Praveen Jain)
According to sources, the meeting, fixed for 8.45 pm on Thursday (February 6), will be held at German ambassador Michael Steiner’s residence in Chanakyapuri. (IE Photo: Praveen Jain)
