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New Delhi, Nov 5 : Belgian King Albert II and Queen Paola visited Bangla Saheb Gurdwara in New Delhi on Wednesday.

King Albert II, who is on a nine-day visit to India, offered prayers at the Shrine.

The King Albert II and Queen Paola were felicitated with a ceremonial sword, an honour by the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC).

“We have welcomed him according to our traditional Sikh custom, this will improve not only the relations between India and Belgium but also the image of the Sikhs living in Belgium will go higher,” said Paramjeet Singh, Sarna, Chairman, Gurudwara Management Committee.

The King and the Queen also inaugurated a ''langar'' (community kitchen) on the premises of the Gurudwara.

New Delhi, Nov 4 : The King of Belgium, Albert II, who is on a ten-day visit to India, was given a ceremonial reception in New Delhi on Tuesday.

The monarch and the Belgian delegates met President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.

Accompanied by Queen Paola, the Belgian monarch heads a high powered delegation, including Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht and CEOs of key Belgian companies and top officials of universities of the European nation.

Later in the day, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Kamal Nath would hold a meeting with the Belgian monarch and his delegation.

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