Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) shakes hands with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during the welcome ceremony for the One Belt, One Road summit, in Beijingon 15 May. Photo: APIslamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is likely to meet Donald Trump for the first time on the sidelines of the US-Arab Islamic summit in Saudi Arabia this month during which he can brief the US president about the ongoing tension with India, a media report said on Monday. Efforts are underway to arrange a maiden bilateral meeting between Trump and Sharif on the sidelines of the summit on 21 May, The Express Tribune reported. A senior Pakistani official, who preferred to remain anonymous, said the prime minister was already preparing a ‘brief’ for a possible interaction with the US president. The official said the ‘brief’ includes the country’s position on the current situation in Afghanistan and the way forward and the ongoing tension with India.

Source: Mint May 15, 2017 12:11 UTC