There was an awkward moment for Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin where he asked, “Can someone help me?”
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Uzbekistan.
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- Pakistan PM Shahbaz Sharif met Russian President Vladimir Putin during the SCO summit.
- There was a strange moment for Shehbaz Sharif while putting on the earphones.
- Sharif called for help and asked, “Can someone help me?”
Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif held a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Thursday. While setting up the meeting, Sharif faced a strange moment as he tried to plug his earphones.
Having trouble plugging the earphones, Sharif called for help and asked, “Can someone help me?” Putin also saw smiling. Watch the video here:
Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif faces a strange moment when he tries to plug his earphones during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin #SCOSummit2022 in Samarkand.
“Can someone help me,” Sharif asks. (Source: Riya Novosti) pic.twitter.com/tdz7YKXEhy
— Dhairyam Maheshwari (@dhairyam14) September 15, 2022
In the video, Sharif’s earphones drop again when someone comes to his aid, prompting a polite laugh from Putin before the meeting begins.
During the meeting, Putin told Sharif that Russia can supply gas to Pakistan as the necessary infrastructure is already in place. According to Russia’s state-run news agency TASS, Putin said, “The issue is about pipeline gas supply from Russia to Pakistan … Part of the infrastructure has already been built, that is, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan. We need Afghans. The issue has to be resolved.”
SCO Summit 2022
The SCO is holding its first in-person summit after two years in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The summit is being held over a period of two days from 15 to 16 September.
The summit is divided into two sessions—a restricted session for SCO member states only, and an extended session for observers and special invitees from the presiding country.
Launched in Shanghai in June 2001, the SCO has eight full members, including its six founding members; China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. India and Pakistan joined as full members in 2017.
(with inputs from PTI)
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