Remarks Made By Malaysian Prime Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Western foreign policies and the perception of Muslims as terrorists have opened a large and ominous gulf between Islam and the West, one of the Islamic world's most pro-Western leaders charged Friday.

Malaysia's Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, speaking to an international conference in Kuala Lumpur that sought common ground between Western and Islamic thinkers, said the two sides "have to stop demonizing one another, restrain extremist views and pursue moderation."

"The West should treat Islam the way it wants Islam to treat the West and vice versa -- they should accept one another as equals," Badawi said.

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