President Pratibha Patil, who is on a 13-day Latin American tour, on Friday paid her respects to Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, in Mexico.

Soon after paying her tributes, the President posed for photographs with children and gladly interacted with media persons.

When asked about Mexico-India ties, she said: "As two vibrant democracies that are multi-ethnic, multi-lingual and multi-cultural, we face similar situations and challenges. It is, therefore, no surprise that our points of view, objectives and approaches are similar on most issues."

Having toured Brazil and Mexico, President Patil will head to Chile in the third leg of her tour.

Image: President Pratibha Patil poses with a child at the Mahatma Gandhi memorial in Mexico.

Photograph: Rashtrapati Bhavan

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