German President accorded state welcome

Warm reception: Al-Sultan Abdullah and Tunku Azizah with Steinmeier and Budenbender during the welcoming ceremony at Parliament Square in Kuala Lumpur. — Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who is on a three-day visit to Malaysia, was accorded a state welcoming ceremony at Parliament Square here.

Steinmeier and his wife Elke Budenbender were received upon arrival yesterday by Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah.