Donald Trump says ‘pleased’ to meet Nawaz Sharif: report
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Posted on May 22, 2017
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump had a brief interaction with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday and reportedly said he was pleased to meet the premier of Pakistan.
The interaction took place before the Arab Islamic American Summit at the King Abdulaziz Conference Centre in Riyadh.
The US president shook hands with PM Nawaz and exchange of pleasantries took place between the two leaders, reported the Times of India.
Alike recent Trump’s remark of calling PM Nawaz Sharif a ‘terrific guy’, this statement of Trump being ‘pleased’ also could not be independently verified till filing of this report.
During the brief meeting, Trump said that he was very pleased to meet PM Nawaz to which the premier responded that the feeling is mutual. King Salman Bin Abdulaziz also warmly welcomed the Pakistani PM. PM Sharif arrived in Riyadh to attend the summit on the invitation of King Salman Bin Abdulaziz.
The premier arrived home along with his delegation, which comprises several government officials and media persons, including foreign affairs’ adviser Sartaj Aziz and lawyer Akram Sheikh.
‘TERRIFIC GUY’ NAWAZ AND THE MEDIA STORM
In December last year, Trump made headlines in the Pakistani media after he reportedly held a telephonic conversation with PM Nawaz and called him a ‘terrific guy’.
According to PM House press statement, Trump said he would love to visit the fantastic country [Pakistan], in apparent volte face to his critical remarks against Pakistan in 2012 via tweet.
Here’s what else the PM House statement of Dec 1, 2016 read:
“I am looking forward to see you soon. As i am talking to you prime minister, i feel i am talking to a person i have known for long. Your country is amazing with tremendous opportunities. Pakistanis are one of the most intelligent people. I am ready and willing to play any role that you want me to play to address and find solutions to the outstanding problems. It will be an honor and i will personally do it. Feel free to call me any time even before 20th January that is before i assume my office.”
What followed next was mockery of the PM House and the incumbent government for making such a claim that was not verified or endorsed by the White House.
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Gen. Raheel spotted with Saudi Prince, Trump’s son-in-law at Islamic Summit
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Posted on May 22, 2017
RIYADH: Pakistan’s former army chief General Raheel Sharif’s latest picture made rounds in the social media, showing him flanking alongside top dignitaries of the Saudi Arabia and the United States.
General Raheel Sharif, who is also head of Saudi-led Islamic military alliance, was at the US-Arab Islamic summit in Saudi Arabia where the heads of states including US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister of Pakistan expressed their views on terrorism and extremism.
In a photo going rounds on twitter, former general Raheel was seen sitting with US President’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and Saudi Crown Prince and Defence Minister Muhammad Bin Salman on his other side. The trio dined at the same table.
General Sharif was made chief of 39-nation Islamic military coalition formed to combat terrorism.
General (Retd) Raheel Sharif retired on November 29, 2016, and handed over the command of Pakistan army to Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa.
Formation of Islamic Military Alliance
Saudi Arabia on December 15, 2015 had announced the formation of Islamic military coalition to combat terrorism, a move welcomed by the United States which has been urging a greater regional involvement in the campaign against the militants who control swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria.
The Saudi statement described the military alliance’s objectives as: “a duty to protect the Islamic nation from the evils of all terrorist groups and organizations, whatever their sect and name, which wreak death and corruption on earth and aim to terrorize the innocent.”
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