Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was left red-faced at an international forum in Turkmenistan as he was made to wait for 40 minutes for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The event was held in honour of the 30th anniversary of the former Soviet nation’s declaration of neutrality, and leaders from Russia, Turkey, Iran and Pakistan were invited on the occasion. A video by RT India showed Sharif waiting impatiently in an adjacent room, ahead of scheduled talks with Putin.

After waiting with Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar for nearly 40 minutes, Sharif decided to gate-crash the venue where Putin was holding talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for a quick interaction. He reportedly departed the venue after 10 minutes.

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