WATCH: PM Shehbaz’s Persian skills pleasantly surprises Iranian president
The prime minister’s eloquence in the Persian language brought smiles upon the faces of the Iranian president and other participants who were pleased to hear such remarks. SCREENGRAB
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Monday warmly welcomed Iranian President Dr Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi in the Persian language.
During their joint press conference, the prime minister recited Allama Muhammad Taqi Bahar’s Persian verses about Pakistan, in which the poet had invoked divine blessings for the country, PM Office Media Wing said in a press release.
The prime minister, on the occasion, read out a Persian couplet for the visiting president which warmly welcomed his arrival in Pakistan.
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The prime minister’s eloquence in the Persian language brought smiles to the faces of the Iranian president and other participants who were pleased to hear such remarks. They also applauded the prime minister’s gesture.