As anticipated by Delhi, US President Donald Trump and Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshall Asim Munir “detailed” thoughts on the Israeli-Iran struggle found at lunch at the White House “.
In a statement on Thursday, the Pakistan Army said, “The tensions prevailing between Iran and Israel also led to a detailed exchange of views, the two leaders emphasized the importance of the resolution of the struggle.”
Asked if Iran was discussed with Munir, Trump said: “Well, they know Iran very well, the best, and they are not happy about anything.”
“It’s not that they are bad with Israel. They know both of them, in fact, but they probably, perhaps they know Iran better, but they see what is going on, and he agreed with me,” he said.
In Islamabad, the Pakistan Army stated that the US President showed “deep interest” in developing a mutually profitable trade relationship with Pakistan based on long -term strategic interests.
According to Delhi’s assessment, the United States is listing the support of Rawalpindi as it would like to use Pakistan airspace, airports and other infrastructure to start any military aggressive on Iran.
This was an important focus Trump’s lunch with Munir According to sources, lasted for about two hours, and not as an hour.
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According to the news agency’s Reuters, White House spokesperson Anna Kelly said Trump was hosting Muni, as he had called for the nomination to the US President for the Nobel Peace Prize to stop the nuclear war between India and Pakistan.
But sources indicated that the meeting was not arranged through regular diplomatic channels, and was the result of “unconventional efforts” by a group of advisors, traders and other influential figures.
Sources said strong counters-termerism collaboration, involvement with the crypto-linked network, and targeted lobbying through Republican-handled firms in Washington helped Pakistan secure the meeting.
A formula, which has been monitoring the US-Pakistan relationship for decades, said, “It is not rare, but is absolutely unprecedented to be invited by a potus (President of the United States) for a meeting for a military head, to give a meeting on food alone. All Pakistan’s military chiefs visited the US and other statements, who used to visit the US and other statements, as President.”
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In the past, US President George W. Bush met Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf in 2004. Munir’s American visit began last Sunday and was second since he took over as a military chief in 2022.
Trump was confirmed about both Munir and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said that he was “honored” to meet Munir and discussed the situation arising out of the Iran-Israel struggle.
He said, “The reason for me being here, I want to thank him for not going to war, ending the war (with India). And I want to thank, as you know, Prime Minister Modi,” he said.
“We are working on a business deal with India. We are working on a business deal with Pakistan.”
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Trump also recalled his meeting with Modi at the White House in February.
He said that he was “happy” that “two very smart people decided not to live with that war”. “This can be an atomic war. They are two nuclear powers, large, large, large nuclear powers, and they decided (to end the struggle),” he said.
The meeting with the US President came to the meeting with State Secretary Marco Rubio and the American Special Representative for the Middle East Steve Witcofoff. Munir joined Pakistan’s National Security Advisor Lt Gen Asim Malik, who is also the head of the spy agency ISI.
Earlier, in his phone conversation with Trump, Modi had told the President that India and Pakistan had stopped their military functions after a direct talks between two terrorists without any mediation by the US.
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In its statement at the Trump-Munir meeting, the Pakistan Army said, “The Chief of Army Staff of the Army has deeply appreciated Pakistan and the people for Pakistan and the result-oriented role for the creative and result-oriented role of President Trump, which is to recently to accept the regional crisis.
“President Trump, in turn, appreciated the ongoing efforts for Pakistan’s regional peace and stability, and praised the strong terrorism cooperation between the two states. Both sides confirmed their commitment to continuous cooperation in the anti-terrorism region.”
“Discussions include business, economic growth, mines and minerals, artificial intelligence, energy, cryptocurrency, and emerging technologies to expand bilateral collaboration in many domains. President Trump expressed deep interest in creating mutually profitable business partnership based on long -term strategic converts.”
“In a gesture showing the warmth of bilateral relations, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir gave an invitation to President Trump on behalf of the Government of Pakistan, which is to make an official visit to Pakistan on a mutually convenient date”
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