Trump hosts Pakistani army chief at White House

New Delhi dismisses Trump's claim he ended recent India-Pakistan conflict

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U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a meeting at the White House on June 18.  © Reuters

WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -- U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Pakistan's army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir at the White House on Wednesday, in an unprecedented meeting that risked worsening a disagreement with India over the president's claim that he stopped the recent war between the nuclear-armed South Asian foes.

The lunch meeting was the first time a U.S. president had hosted the powerful head of Pakistan's army, widely regarded as having sway over the country's national security policies, at the White House unaccompanied by senior Pakistani civilian officials.

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