Badawi, Musharraf talk restructuring of OIC

During Badawi's meeting with Musharraf at the Aiwan-e-Sadr Thursday, the leaders agreed that restructuring of the OIC was "inevitable" to face current challenges.

Musharraf said both countries could play a vital role in strengthening OIC by boosting bilateral economic and trade ties.

According to Online, the Malaysian premier supported Pakistan on its Kashmir stand and welcomed peace talks between Pakistan and India.

Musharraf discussed the ongoing composite dialogue process between Pakistan and India.

Both leaders also underscored the need for pursuing "enlightened moderation" to remove the "misperception between Islam and the West".

President Musharraf stressed the importance of Malaysia in the Asean (Association of South East Asian Nations) region saying that stronger relations between both countries would make the organisation more vibrant.

Badawi lauded the economic policies being pursued by Pakistan and said his country was keen to expand relations in all sectors.

Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz was also present on the occasion.

Earlier, the two countries agreed on mutual investment in power, water, construction and electricity transmission sectors and to reduce the current trade imbalance between the two countries.