Photos: Putin Dances With Austrian Foreign Minister at Her Wedding

The Russian President visited the ceremony on his way to Germany, where set to take a seat with Chancellor Angela Merkel later on Saturday.

Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl who married businessman Wolfgang Meilinger at a ceremony in the Gasthaus Tscheppe restaurant in the town of Graz earlier on Saturday.

Putin spent about sixty minutes on the ceremony which specifically saw him dancing with the bride, shouting “Now a kiss!” and signing his name over the newlywed’s car, based on local media.

The Russian President also signed “Goodbye! See you again!” on Kneissl’s car before leaving the restaurant for a Graz airport.

© AP Photo / Roland Schlager/pool photo Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, congratulates Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl as he attends the wedding of Kneissl with with Austrian businessman Wolfgang Meilinger in Gamlitz, southern Austria, Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018.

According to the Austrian broadcaster Oe24, Putin traveled from the airport to the wedding ceremony by helicopter.

The Russian president was invited by Kneissl to be present at the event during his latest visit to Vienna on June 5.

Austria’s Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl celebrates her wedding in Gamlitz, Austria, August 18, 2018. © REUTERS / Roland Schlager/Pool Austria’s Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl celebrates her wedding in Gamlitz, Austria, August 18, 2018.

Later on Saturday, he is scheduled to arrive in Berlin where he will hold talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel.

People attend the arrival of the car convoy of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on its way for the wedding of Austria’s Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl and Wolfgang Meilinger in Sulztal an der Weinstrasse, Austria, Satursday, Aug. 18, 2018.