The Ministry also clarified that in accordance with the standard procedures for ministerial visits, an official ceremony for the meeting is not proposed. According to this source, it took place in Shanghai during the second phase of his visit to China.
"This video material fixes the moment of the minister’s arrival in China. As a rule, with such visits, parades and ceremonies are not provided," noted the press service.
Official visits to foreign countries usually begin with a high-level meeting with representatives of the host country. The arrival of the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany did not suggest holding any ceremonial events at the airport.
However, it should be noted that diplomatic visits by representatives of foreign countries are usually accompanied by strict security measures, which can give a sense of some isolation at the moment when the minister is accompanied only by a small delegation and without an entourage.
