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Sharm el-Sheikh (Egypt) Summit: US President Donald Trump put Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in an awkward situation when he openly praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi by calling him a “great friend of his” during his address at a summit in Egypt. Sharif even nominated desperate President Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for the next year. This triggered a shocking reaction from Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni who appeared visibly shocked, questioning the timing and appropriateness of Sharif’s remarks before the international media. Meloni was visibly taken aback — her expression shifting from disbelief to disapproval.

Notably, the world leaders were gathered for the Gaza peace summit, and hence the event was not an appropriate place for nominating someone for Nobel prize.

Sharif's nominated Trump for next year Nobel Peace Prize

Sharif said peace has been achieved in the Middle East after “untiring and relentless efforts” of President Trump. “Pakistan had nominated President Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his outstanding (and) extraordinary contributions to first stop the war between India and Pakistan and then achieve a ceasefire along with his very wonderful team,” he said.

Sharif said he would like to nominate Trump again for the Nobel Peace Prize for “saving millions of lives not only in South Asia but also in the Middle East”.

Trump praises PM Modi in front of Sharif

Trump on Monday praised India and PM Modi without naming him, saying “India is a great country with a good friend of mine at the top”. In return, Sharif started to praise Trump and again credited the US President for negotiating a ceasefire between India and Pakistan— a claim New Delhi rejected multiple times.

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Trump, addressing a summit of world leaders at this Egyptian city after a ceasefire reached in Gaza ending the Israel-Hamas war, said from the podium that he thinks “India and Pakistan will live very nicely together”. “India is a great country with a very good friend of mine at the top and he's just done a fantastic job. I think Pakistan and India are going to live very nicely together,” Trump said while looking at Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif who was standing behind him, as he responded with a chuckle.

Earlier praising Sharif and his “favourite field marshal,” Pakistan army chief Gen Asim Munir, Trump also invited the Pakistan prime minister to address the gathering.

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After missing out on the Nobel Peace Prize, Trump has claimed to have resolved eight wars, including the one between India and Pakistan, saying, he did not do this for the Nobel.
Trump has been claiming to resolve seven conflicts till now, including the one between India and Pakistan. However, he has now increased that figure to eight after adding the Israel-Gaza conflict.

Who mediated India-Pak ceasefire

Since May 10, when Trump announced on social media that India and Pakistan had agreed to a “full and immediate” ceasefire after a “long night” of talks mediated by Washington, he has repeated his claim dozens of times that he “helped settle” the conflict between India and Pakistan.

India has consistently maintained that the understanding on cessation of hostilities with Pakistan was reached following direct talks between the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of the two militaries.

India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam attack that killed 26 civilians.
India and Pakistan reached an understanding on May 10 to end the conflict after four days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes.

(With inputs from agency)