LONDON: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent flowers and wished a speedy recovery to Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif following his successful open-heart surgery in a hospital in London, tweeted the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon was also quick to send a letter and convey his regards to the Pakistani head of state, MOFA’s tweeter feed acknowledged, Dawn reported.

In fact, as confirmed in a tweet by the spokesperson for India’s Ministry of External Affairs Vikas Swarup, Premier Sharif had phoned Modi before going into surgery to thank him for wishing him good health.

Other leaders from across the globe also sent their best wishes to Sharif as he went for surgery on Tuesday.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan had also phoned Sharif to wish him well before the surgery.

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani also tweeted a message of support to his regional counterpart two days before the operation.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ spokesperson also shared British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond’s best wishes for the leader.

Messages of support to Sharif were also sent by the Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Tajik President Emomali Rahmon.