Gesture to Shehbaz Sharif behind, Trump calls PM Modi 'very good' friend in Egypt
PTC News Desk: US President Donald Trump on Monday praised Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling him a 'great friend' and India a 'great country'.
Gesturing toward Shehbaz Sharif, who was standing behind him, Trump quipped, "He is going to help make that happen, right?"
"India is a great country with a very good friend of mine at the top and he's just done a fantastic job. I think Pakistan and India are going to live very nicely together," Trump said while looking at Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif who was standing behind him, as he responded with a chuckle.
Pakistan PM who was immediately invited after Trump to speak, thanked Trump for resolving nuclear conflict between India and Pakistan.
"Had it not been for this gentleman, who knows -- India and Pakistan are both nuclear powers -- had he not intervened with his wonderful team during those four days, the war could have escalated to a level where no one would have lived to tell what happened," Sharif said.
Meanwhile PM Modi skipped the Gaza Peace Summit held in Egypt and India was rather represented by Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh, the first Indian minister to officially meet Trump since Operation Sindoor. He attended the summit as PM Modi's special envoy.
PM MODI PRAISES TRUMP
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also praised Trump for his "unwavering peace efforts" in brokering the Gaza ceasefire deal. In a post on X, the Prime Minister also welcomed the return of the last 20 surviving hostages, who had been held captive by Hamas for over two years and were freed as part of the first phase of Gaza peace plan.
- With inputs from agencies
