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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday lauded US President Donald Trump as “a genuine man of peace” for his contribution in ending the war in Gaza.
Addressing a press conference alongside Trump, who thanked PM Shehbaz and his “favourite field marshal of Pakistan”, the premier called the Gaza peace deal “one of the greatest days in contemporary history”.
Trump and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi co-hosted the peace summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, where Egypt, Qatar and Turkey signed with the US president a document on the Gaza ceasefire deal.
PM Shehbaz said that peace was achieved in the region after Trump worked “relentlessly and untiringly” in recent months.
The prime minister said Pakistan had earlier nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his “outstanding and extraordinary contributions” in halting a potential war between India and Pakistan and securing a ceasefire between the two nuclear-armed nations.
“Today, again, I would like to nominate this great president for the Nobel Peace Prize because I genuinely feel that he’s the most deserving candidate,” Shehbaz said. “He has brought peace not only to South Asia, saving millions of lives, but also to the Middle East through his efforts in Gaza.”
Shehbaz hailed Trump as “the man the world needed most at this point in time,” adding that history would remember him as the leader who “stopped seven and today, eight wars.”
He also expressed gratitude to Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani for his role in supporting peace efforts in the region.
“Had it not been for this gentleman [Trump],” Shehbaz said, “a full-scale war between two nuclear powers could have erupted. His timely intervention averted catastrophe.”
The prime minister concluded by saying that Trump’s “visionary and exemplary leadership” had made him a symbol of hope and peace for the world, and that his name “will be remembered in golden words.”
Touched by PM Shehbaz’s words, the US president said that he did not expect such high praise for his efforts towards peace in the region.
