New Delhi: Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri has said the next four-five months would be crucial for India and Pakistan to carry forward the peace process, during which period the media has to "play an important role".

The recent agreement between the two countries to start a composite dialogue next month should not be seen as "a victory for one and a defeat for the other" and the media has to correctly project it, he said in an interview to Doordarshan.

Recalling that the Agra summit failed due to media hype, Kasuri said this was the reason, it was decided this time to keep the process away from such a hype.

"That is why we want that if the media desires for peace, then the next four-five months are crucial and they should do good reporting during this period," Kasuri said.

To a question that some people would find faults with the process and whether they would be able to convince them, the Pakistani Foreign Minister said there were two kinds of opposition. "One is by Opposition parties, which do not want the Government to take any step. This is a possibility. They should at least come together on the issue of foreign policy.

"Still some people will oppose it and then I will say that the decision has been taken in public interest. It is not possible that all people would support the move," he said.