Washington: US President George W Bush will meet his Pakistani counterpart Pervez Musharraf in Washington on Dec 4, 2004 during which the two leaders are expected to discuss Indo-Pak peace process, war against terror and other issues of mutual interest.

"President (George) Bush is looking forward to welcoming President (Pervez) Musharraf of Pakistan to the White House on Dec 4, 2004," White House spokesman Scott McClean told reporters yesterday (Nov 29, 2004).

"This visit will be an opportunity for the two Presidents to continue discussing the war on terrorism and their long-term vision for US-Pakistan relations."

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On the Indo-Pak relations, he said that there has been a lot of progress made to reduce tension in the region. Positive steps have been taken by the two countries to reduce tension in the area and Secretary of State Colin Powell has been involved in those efforts for quite some time.

"It is something the President (Bush) talks directly with the two leaders of those countries about on a fairly regular basis. These are issues that come up in their discussions and in their meetings. And the President will continue to talk with them about those issues," he said referring to the Indo-Pak peace process.

"We are also working with these countries to wage a global war on terrorism. There are many common security challenges that we face in the 21st century. And there are a lot of ways we can work together to enhance security for all civilised countries in the world. And that is what the President will continue to do," he said.

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