The G20 Summit kicked-off with a flub for Angela Merkel, the host of the grand gathering, with the Chancellor appearing to bow to Saudi Arabia’s State Minister Ibrahim al-Assaf.

The Saudi official looked quite amused!

Is Merkel bowing to Saudi Arabia's State Minister?#G20Summit pic.twitter.com/jXegqpNFfi — Joshua Dov Caplan (@joshdcaplan) July 7, 2017

Source: Daily Mail UK

What is it with weak Western leaders bowing to Saudi Arabian officials? We all remember the uproar Obama caused when he bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia.

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The bow took place as the city of Hamburg is in utter chaos.

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