"Where is your team": Russia FM's question leaves Pak minister red faced

Russian FM Sergey Lavrov could be heard saying, "Where is your rest of the team" to which Pakistani deputy foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar responded, "We have a small team, rest will come, We are travelling with a small team".

NewsBharati    18-Apr-2023 11:11:47 AM
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A video of an exchange between Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov and Pakistani deputy foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar has gone viral. During the interaction, the Russian FM asks the Pakistani minister about the size of her delegation during their bilateral held on the sidelines of a meeting on Afghanistan in Samarkand which left the Pakistani minister red faced!
 
Russia FM and Pakistan Hina Khar
 
In the video, Khar is accompanied by just one offical during the meeting while Russian FM could be seen present in the meeting with four othr Moscow officials.
 
The Russian FM could be heard saying, "Where is your rest of the team" to which she responded, "We have a small team, rest will come, We are travelling with a small team".
 
Further, she said, "We are not big power like Russia" to which Lavrov says, "Don't be so modest. We are friends. Friends do not care about the size after all small is beautiful."

Watch the video:

This has sparked anger among the Pakistani netizens for insulting the country in this manner.
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