US President Barack Obama (2nd R) is greeted by a girl and a boy in traditional Bavarian costume next to Bavarian State Premier Horst Seehofer (R) and the US ambassador to Germany John B Emerson (2nd L) during a welcome ceremony upon arrival in Munich yesterday, ahead of the G7 summit. Germany hosts a G7 summit at the Elmau Castle near Garmisch-Partenkirchen on June 7 and June 8. AFP