German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, who is on a two-day official tour to India, ventured into the streets of the capital city during break time. Baerbock paid a visit to Sis Ganj Gurudwara and explored the famous Chandni Chowk market and shopped for traditional Indian attires. The foreign minister used the digital payment app Paytm while shopping at Chandni Chowk, according to the tweet of the German ambassador to India.
“Packed and productive - a super exciting Day 1 of Minister @ABaerbock draws to a close. Great talks with @DrSJaishankar, an enriching visit to Sis Ganj Gurudwara followed by shopping with Shashi Bansal in Chandni Chowk and using Paytm to pay,” ambassador Dr Philipp Ackermann tweeted.
In response to the tweet, Paytm founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma welcomed the G20 delegates and asked to enjoy the “world class digital payment infrastructure” while promoting the company’s tagline Paytm Karo.
“Welcome all #G20 delegates and foreign dignitaries India and experience India's world class digital payment infrastructure, just #PaytmKaro,” Sharma tweeted.
The minister’s visit comes soon after India formally took over the presidency of the G20 grouping.
On Tuesday, Chief Election Commissioner Rajeev Kumar demonstrated Baerbock the mechanism of Electronic Voting Machine. She also visited Khori village in Haryana.
Foreign Minister S Jaishankar and Baerbock on Monday held wide-ranging talks focusing on ways to ramp up bilateral cooperation, especially in areas of energy, trade and climate change.
In a statement, Baerbock described India as Germany's "natural partner" and that the country will have a decisive influence in shaping the international order in the 21st century.
Lauding India’s role at the recent Bali summit, the minister said, "At the G20 summit in Bali, India showed that it is ready to play its role globally. The clearer positioning of the G20 against the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine is ultimately also thanks to India."