Watch: Jaishankar accorded a Maori welcome

International

oi-Deepika S

Wellington,
Oct
06:
External
Affairs
Minister
S
Jaishankar
was
accorded
traditional
‘Maori’
welcome
on
his
first
visit
to
New
Zealand
on
Thursday.
Ahead
of
his
official
engagement,
Jaishankar
was
welcomed
with
a
traditional
‘maori’
ceremony
called
‘Powhiri’.

Taking
to
Twitter,
Jaishankar
wrote,
”Was
honoured
to
start
my
official
engagements
earlier
today
in
New
Zealand
with
a
traditional
Maori
welcome.
Deeply
appreciate
the
symbolism
of
the
convening
of
two
energies
together.
The
respect
for
customs
and
traditions
is
such
an
important
aspect
of
our
friendship.”

…