May 18, 2010 5:42 PM

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Dialogue process will help to bridge trust deficit between two countries: Malik

Pakistan High Commissioner Shahid Malik on Tuesday said that the dialogue process with India will help bridge the trust deficit between the two countries. He added that India and Pakistan are not destined to live as adversaries forever.<br/><br/>Observing that as developing countries both India and Pakistan share common perspective on a number of issues, he said in New Delhi, with the fast changing global environment, there is a need to consult and co-ordinate efforts to achieve the goal of peace and development. He said that the two countries agreed a road map in Thimpu. <br/><br/>He added that the visits of the Indian Home and external affairs ministers are part of the process. He also hoped that the visits and the interaction between the leaders of two countries that will help bridge the trust deficit and generate enabling environment to take the peace process forward. <br/><br/>Asked how his country was planning to tackle terror, Malik said that both sides have agreed that they must do it together and there has to be cooperation to eliminate the menace.

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