President Donald Trump did not schedule a meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, even as he met Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani and Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on the sidelines of the Riyadh Summit.
The diplomatic meet between Sharif and Trump did not take place even as the Saudi Arabia was strongly backing the idea. The US embassy on Sunday confirmed that the two leaders are not scheduled to meet, amid speculations.
During the Summit, Trump acknowledged that India was a victim of terrorism and asked countries to ensure that terror groups don't find sanctuaries on their soil. Without naming Pakistan, Trump said "every country must ensure that terrorists don't find any sanctuary on their lands", as Prime Minister Sharif listened in the audience.
However, Trump told Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif that he was "pleased" to meet him during their brief encounter on Sunday before the Arab-Islamic American Summit at the King Abdulaziz Conference Centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The Riyadh summit was a two day convention attended by 54 leaders of the Arab Islamic worlds along with the US.President to discuss security co-operations and to form a possible Arab-NATO coalition. Trump and Sharif shook hands and exchanged pleasantries, TV channels reported. During the exchange, Trump reportedly told Sharif that he was pleased to meet him. The Pakistani prime minister responded that the feeling was mutual.