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Dr Chua, however, said diplomatic relations alone were not enough without the active participation of the Government in strengthening inter-faith relations in the country."It's a good start to strengthening the relationship between moderate Muslims in the country and people of the Christian faith ...it will all go well for the future," he said.Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Pope John Paul in June 2002.- BernamaTan Sri Ismail Omar"It will take us time to find out the actual number of people at the rally.We also need to interview our personnel as well as civilians to obtain data," he said during a news conference in Bukit Aman Tuesday.

He also urged the public not to jump to conclusions or have negative perceptions towards the police while investigations were being carried out, adding that the police welcomed any recordings on the rally which could be used as evidence.

"From my observations (on photos and videos on the Internet), I find there is something not quite right.We urge the public to surrender any evidence that can help us get a clear picture of what happened," he said.'s suggestion to broadcast video recordings on how the police handled the rally, which would be evidence against claims that police were violent during the rally.Muhyiddin had recently encouraged the police to act fast as the alternative media and pro-opposition bloggers were already hyping up the issue to taint the Government's image.- Bernama
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