Russian President Vladimir Putin made Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif wait for 40 minutes in Turkmenistan’s Ashgabat. The leaders of several nations were gathered to attend the plenary session of the International Forum on Peace and Trust.
Shehbaz gatecrashed Putin’s meeting
Later, the Pakistani PM walked into the room where talks were ongoing between the Russian President and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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In a video shared by RT. com, the Pakistani prime minister was seen anxiously waiting for the meeting with Vladimir Putin in a room, while other ministers and officials were also seen seated. Later, he went to the meeting room where Putin and Erdogan were holding talks. After ten minutes, Sharif reportedly left the room.
Sharif had met Putin in China
Earlier in August 2025, Sharif was completely ignored by Putin when he walked past with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a group photograph during SCO meet in China’s Tianjin.
Later, Sharif met Putin on the sidelines of the SCO meet, and held a bilateral meeting and expressed his interest in having good relations with Russia.
