Interesting Body Language

Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov (R) and his Israeli counterpart Shimon Peres review a Bulgarian army honour guard during the official welcoming ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in central Sofia, August 11, 2010. Peres is in Bulgaria on a one-day official visit. REUTERS/Oleg Popov (BULGARIA - Tags: POLITICS)

You don’t have to know who these two men are to know that they are (a) enjoying their conversation together and (b) that they like each other. Notice how each of their torsos are facing each other, that their heads are turned towards each other as well and they are both leaning into each other?

The man on the left appears to be entertained by the man on the right, who is obviously leading the conversation at this point.

This is Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov on the right, and his Israeli counterpart Shimon Peres on the left.