New York/Islamabad, Sep 26: US President Donald Trump has met with Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir at the White House to discuss bilateral ties.

Trump said a “great leader” was coming while talking to reporters at the White House after signing several executive orders on Thursday.

“In fact, we have a great leader coming, the prime minister of Pakistan coming, and the field marshal (of) Pakistan. Field marshal is a very great guy and so is the prime minister, both. And they’re coming,” Trump said.

This was the first formal bilateral interaction between Trump and Sharif, coming six years after former premier Imran Khan met Trump during the latter’s first term in July 2019.

Sharif is in the US for the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly

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