India, Oct. 14 -- Having brought the Gaza war to a halt after a peace deal between Israel and Hamas, US President Donald Trump showered his "very good friend" Prime Minister Narendra Modi with immense praise.

Speaking during the Gaza Peace Summit in Egypt's Sharm El-Sheikh, Trump said, "India is a great country with a very good friend of mine at the top, and he has done a fantastic job."

The US President's remarks came as Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was standing in the background. Trump hoped that Pakistan and India "are going to live very nicely together".

PM Modi was invited to attend the Gaza Peace Summit. But, he skipped the event and deputed MoS for Foreign Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh to represent India.

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