President of Bangladesh Mohammad Shahabuddin met President of Pakistan Arif Alvi while performing holy Hajj in Saudi Arabia.
At that time, seeing Bangladesh Prime Minister’s advisor Salman F. Rahman next to the President, the Pakistani President became very excited, because they are childhood friends and met after 60 years.
The Pakistani president himself said about that excitement on Twitter.
Dr. Arif Alvi shared two pictures on Twitter last Monday (July 3). In the picture, the Pakistani President is seen next to Bangladesh President Sahabuddin and Prime Minister’s Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman F. Rahman
Good meetings with Bangladesh President Mr Shahabuddin in Mecca, Mina & Madina. Below at Roza-e-Rasool. In white is my childhood friend Mr Salman Rehman, now Member Parliament & Advisor in BD. We met after 60 yrs. Blessings of Allah will do wonders for our relationship. pic.twitter.com/9QyDCLHixj
— Dr. Arif Alvi (@ArifAlvi) July 3, 2023
He said in a tweet that he had a great meeting with the President of Bangladesh Mr. Sahabuddin in Makkah, Mina and Madinah. My childhood friend Salman F Rahman in white under Rawza-e-Rasul. We met after 60 years. Allah’s blessings will do wonders in our relationship.
Salman F Rahman said that he met ‘boyfriend’ Arif Alvi while performing Hajj. Sharing a picture of the three (President Sahabuddin, Arif Alvi and Salman F Rahman) in a tweet, he wrote, “It was nice to meet Arif Alvi at Masjid Nabbi.” The last time we met, I was 12 years old. (This meeting) brought back many childhood memories.
Pleasure meeting @ArifAlvi President of Pakistan in Masjid Nabawi. I was 12 years old when we last met. Brought back lots of fond childhood memories. I told him that we need an apology from Pakistan for 1971 in order to improve our relations. We prayed for the welfare of the Ummah in the holy site. pic.twitter.com/VTSVw1v87m
— Salman F Rahman (@SalmanFRahmanMP) July 3, 2023.
Mentioning what was discussed in the meeting, the advisor to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh said, I told him (Pakistani President) that we need apology from Pakistan for the sake of improving relations.
It may be mentioned that Salman F Rahman’s Twitter handle is not verified. However, the link of the handle is attached to his verified Facebook page.
President Sahabuddin, his family members and other travel companions went to Saudi Arabia on June 23 on a 10-day visit to perform Hajj as royal guests of the Saudi government.
After performing the Hajj, the President returned to the country on Sunday.
