New Delhi: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif found himself in an awkward position on Friday as he had to wait for more than 40 minutes to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Sharif eventually decided to ‘gatecrash’ a bilateral meeting that was going on between Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. ADVERTISEMENT

Sharif was due to hold bilateral talks with Putin on the sidelines of the International Forum on Peace and Trust in Turkmenistan’s Ashgabat, where leaders from 15 countries have gathered.

Videos shared by RT India show Sharif waiting for Putin, getting impatient and then walking into a closed-door meeting between Putin and Erdogan.

“Moment PM Sharif gate-crashed Putin’s meeting with Erdogan after waiting for 40 mins,” read the caption of one of the videos.

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