US President Donald Trump and Pakistan Army Chief and Field Marshal Asim Munir had an important meeting at the White House on Wednesday. The meeting took place in the cabinet room and there was also a formal lunch. The main focus of the meeting was on the Iran-Israel struggle and maintaining regional peace. The White House had earlier reported that Trump called Munir because he recommended the Nobel Peace Prize to Trump.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, President Trump said, “We talked about Iran -Israel’s issue. Pakistan considers Iran better than us – he is an important player for regional peace.” Trump admitted that given the regional understanding and impact of Pakistan, he can help reduce this growing struggle through diplomacy. A White House spokesman said that the meeting meeting was held to recognize Pakistan’s role in maintaining peace in South Asia.
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Munir recommended to give Nobel Peace Prize to Trump
The spokesperson said, “It is an honor for us that Field Marshal came to Asim Munir White House. The President thanked him that he did not let the tension on the Indo-Pak border turn into war recently.” Prior to the meeting, White House spokesperson Anna Kelly said that President Trump called General Munir to meet because he recommended Trump to give the Nobel Peace Prize to stop the nuclear war in India and Pakistan.
Initial talks about business
During the meeting, Trump and Munir also discussed the economic relations between Pakistan and America. President Trump said that the US, Pakistan and India are having initial talks about trade. Trump did not give detailed information on the time -limit or structure of any possible agreement with Munir, but he said, “We are discussing the initial discussion on business – Pakistan’s concerns are being heard.”
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Recently, there was a tension situation between India and Pakistan on the border, which the Government of India says that both countries had handled diplomatic dialogue.