Describing Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf as 'a man of his word', US President George W Bush has expressed confidence that the military ruler will follow his advice to end emergency in the country.
Bush also put to rest the apprehensions of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal falling into the hands of Islamic radicals.
"He (Musharraf) made a decision, we did not necessarily agree with his decision, to impose emergency rule, and hopefully he will get rid of the rule," Bush told ABC News in an interview.
"Today I thought was a pretty good signal that he released thousands of people from jail," said Bush.
"He (Musharraf) truly is somebody who believes in democracy.... He has done more for democracy in Pakistan than any modern leader has," the US president said.
Bush said that he hopes that "he (Musharraf) is going to end up getting Pakistan back on the road to democracy."
About the safety of Pakistani nuclear weapons, Bush said, "We feel pretty comfortable at this moment of time. And of course we'll pay attention to any country that has got nuclear weapons."
The US President declined to draw parallels between two military-ruled states of Pakistan and Myanmar, saying "Pakistan has been on the road to democracy, Burma had not been."
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