US vice president JD Vance has said the two most important people in his life are an Indian and a Pakistani, naming his wife and second lady Usha Vance and Pakistan’s field marshal Asim Munir during remarks linked to US-Iran diplomatic talks in Switzerland.
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“I have joked that I have two very, very important people in my life. An Indian and a Pakistani. The Indian is my wife, and the Pakistani is Field Marshal Munir,” Vance said.
Vance also said he has "probably talked to Munir more than anybody he's talked in the past 3 months."
His comments were made as US and Iranian officials held their first round of negotiations at a resort in Switzerland, with mediators including delegations from Pakistan and Qatar. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was also present when Vance made the remarks.
