His Highness the Aga Khan is greeted by the guard of honour upon his arrival in Berlin. - Photo: AKDN/Arnhel de Serra

The Aga Khan meets with German Foreign Minister, Dr Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Berlin. - Photo: AKDN/Arnhel de Serra

The Aga Khan holds talks with German Foreign Minister, Dr Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Berlin. - Photo: AKDN/Arnhel de Serra

His Highness the Aga Khan delivers the keynote address at the Conference, entitled, “Central Asia and Europe: A New Economic Partnership for the 21st Century” hosted by the German Federal Foreign Office and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). Germany’s Foreign Minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Executive Secretary of the UN European Commission for Europe, Marek Belka and the European Commission’s External Relations Commissioner, Benita Ferrero-Waldner. - Photo: AKDN/Arnhel de Serra

Germany’s Foreign Minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier addresses the conference gathering. The conference was the first major international gathering to review prospects for partnership in the region since the adoption of the Central Asia strategy by the European Union earlier this year. The Minister spoke about the importance of regional structures such as legal frameworks and the potential for cooperation in education, without which, he felt, equality to opportunities would not be possible. - Photo: AKDN/Arnhel de Serra

The Aga Khan commended the German Government for leading in this partnership effort and the European Union for carrying this forward with its endorsement of a "Regional Strategy" for Central Asia. In his address, he drew on the experiences of the Aga Khan Development Network in the Central Asian region. - Photo: AKDN/Arnhel de Serra

The Aga Khan meets with German Chancellor Merkel at the Chancellery in Berlin to discuss future partnerships. - Photo: AKDN/Arnhel de Serra