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Sartaj Aziz congratulates Trump on assuming office

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ANI Islamabad [Pakistan]
Last Updated : Jan 22 2017 | 11:32 AM IST

Advisor to Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Foreign Affairs, Sartaj Aziz, has congratulated United States President Donald Trump on assuming office.

"The people and leadership of Pakistan welcome the successful transition in the U.S. and congratulate the honourable Donald Trump on assuming the office as the45th President of the United States,"the Daily Times quoted Aziz as saying in a statement on Saturday.

Trump was sworn-in to office on Friday.

His presidential race rival Hillary Clinton along with her husband Bill Clinton and other former presidents, George W. Bush and Jimmy Carter, and their first ladies, also attended the inauguration.

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First Published: Jan 22 2017 | 11:32 AM IST

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