Modi‚ Sharif finally shake hands
At the Saarc retreat hosted by Nepalese Prime minister Shushil Koirala in Dhulikhel for all heads of state and government of Saarc nations today, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif finally exchanged pleasantries.
Koirala apparently played the role of a mediator between Indian and Pakistani Prime Ministers, reports The Himalayan quoting a source.
It was being widely reported that Koirala eased the much strong tension between Modi and Sharif and his attempts resulted in Modi and Sharif shaking hands and exchanging pleasantries.
However, it is said that the exchange took place more as a formality as both Modi and Sharif did not want to dismiss the effort Koirala was making.
At the Summit inauguration on Wednesday, the two leaders had apparently refrained from meeting each other. While Sharif was returning from the podium after his address, Modi was seen looking on a magazine.
“PM Shri @narendramodi and Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif at the SAARC Summit. pic.twitter.com/onh5rgszxm”
— Sudhan Rajagopal BJP (@BJPsudhanRSS) November 27, 2014
Modi, however, had invited Sharif along with all leaders from the Saarc nations at his inauguration on May 26 this year.
It was reported that Modi had gifted a shawl to Sharif's mother then. The Pakistani Prime Minister, in return, had gifted Modi's mother a sari in the week that followed.
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