Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Monday he had met briefly with President Donald Trump at a reception the U.S. leader held for the world leaders attending the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly.
“I met with President Trump at the reception where I had the opportunity to discuss Pak-US relations with him. I requested him that we have had cordial relations and need to rebuild them,” he said while speaking to PTV.
Qureshi said that he received a “positive response” from President Trump who said they also they intend to “rebuild” their relations as well.
The foreign minister said that he also met US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the reception who expressed his sentiments of goodwill for Pakistan.
This was their second meeting within a month. The US top diplomat visited Islamabad earlier this month.
Both leaders are set to hold another meeting on October 2 in Washington.
Qureshi said that Pompeo also sent his greetings to Prime Minister Imran Khan. ”Send my regards to your leader,” Pompeo told Qureshi.
Qureshi is scheduled to address the UN General Assembly on Saturday September 29.
