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Trump Holds Shehbaz Sharif and Asim Munir in Oval Office.

In a very strange tour inside the white house, the Prime Minister of Pakistan; Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir were left waiting to meet with the US President Donald Trump on Friday as scheduled.

Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif and Pak Army Chief Asim Munir wait for US President Donald Trump at the Oval Office

Prior to the negotiations, in a media exchange, Trump confessed to not knowing the whereabouts of the two leaders at that time joking that they might be in the gorgeous Oval Office. He even admitted that he was late during the meeting, but soon calmed down the situation by referring to both Sharif and Munir as great guys.

A Delayed Start

It is reported that Shehbaz Sharif was at the White House right before 5 pm local time, and Trump was still signing executive orders. The meeting itself that involved both Sharif and Munir went on under closed doors and ended at about 6:18 pm. Despite taking close to an hour of discussion, the White house is yet to issue official photographs of the engagement.

The PM office of Pakistan informed that the meeting was already postponed by nearly 30 minutes, this fact created some interest on how the schedule ran.

Shehbaz Sharif visits the White House First.

This became the first formal encounter that Shehbaz Sharif had with Trump since Trump took over at the White House. and Asim Munir had interestingly had.

The UNGA Connection

The visit to Washington was a trip by Sharif in a wider context of his trip to the United States to the 80 th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Following his meeting with the US President in the Oval Office, the Pakistani Prime Minister is supposed to give his speech at the podium of UNGA in New York city.

Why It Matters

Although Trump made news by making the top leadership of Pakistan wait, the encounter itself highlighted the ongoing significance of US Pakistan relations in the background of regional tensions and counterterrorism as well as the changing international relationships.

Although the delay was the subject of conversation, both parties finally got down to business and those who were present awaited official reports as to the actual discussions held behind closed doors.

Source : Hindustan time

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