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Saudi monarch apologizes to Nawaz Sharif for Riyadh 'humiliation'
May 26, 2017
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the reigning King of Saudi Arabia has
apologized to leaders, including Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
for not presenting them with a chance to address the Riyadh Summit.
Pakistan
Foreign Office Spokesperson, Nafees Zakaria informed the press that 30
leaders of the Muslim world could not address the Riyadh summit due to
shortage of time and the hosting monarch of Saudi has apologized to all
of them.
This comes after the Pakistani media mocked the PM for
being denied a speech at the U.S.-Arab Islamic summit on
counter-terrorism in Riyadh.
The Pakistan media frowned as Sharif was not given the stage for speech branding it as 'national humiliation'.
"The
PM was effectively gagged at the American-Islamic summit on
counter-terrorism. It also represented a national humiliation", said The
Daily Times, adding that "no opportunity was given to Pakistan to
present its case within the context of the country being a victim of
regional instability and terrorism."
Islamabad was further miffed
with the fact that U.S. President Donald Trump in his speech at the
event said "India was one of the countries which had suffered due to
terrorism," while ignoring Pakistan.
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