Germany's chancellor, Angela Merkel, chose to ignore good advice from his doctors to wear a mask as protection against the polluted air in New Delhi, when she on Friday was honored with a military parade during a visit to the indian capital.
Together with the indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, inspected the Merkel Friday æresgarden outside the presidential palace in New Delhi to be protected against pollution and smog in the metropolis, which has over 20 million inhabitants.
But like several similar ceremonies in the years elected Merkel to sit down, as she several times in the past has been hit by a rysteanfald during the ceremonies and playing of the nationalsange.
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Unlike previously elected Merkel to sit down during the ceremony. Photo: Ritzau Scanpix.
In the indian metropolis is the concentration of lungeskadelige and airborne particles with a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometres 19 times higher than the level that WHO recommends as the absolute highest.
The 65-year-old Merkel, who is the longest-serving head of government in the european UNION, has announced that she is going in 2021.
Merkel, who is on his fourth visit to India, thanked Modi for the "very warm and enthusiastic welcome", and she calls the ties between Germany and India for "broad and deep", writes the news agency Press Trust of India.
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India is home to 14 of the world's most polluted cities, shows the statements from the united nations.
During his stay in India is expected Merkel to urge Modi to restart negotiations on a free trade agreement with the EU. She is accompanied by several ministers, in addition to trade and investment to discuss climate and regional security.
Germany is India's largest trading partner in Europe, and over 1,700 German companies operate in India. Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi plays a prominent role in India, which is expected to become the world's third largest automobile market next year with over five million annual sales of new passenger cars.
