Cautiously optimistic about Afghan peace efforts

Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has said the Afghan government is cautiously optimistic about the ongoing efforts regarding the Afghan reconciliation process, Khaama Press reported on Friday.

During separate meetings with the members of the Afghan parliament, Afghan high peace council and council of Mujahideen in ARG Presidential Palace on Thursday, President Ghani said the Afghan government has managed to ascertain its conditions for peace talks while working out the factors for ongoing violence in the country.

President Ghani further added that the conditions of the Afghan government have been agreed during bilateral, trilateral and quadrilateral meetings with Pakistan, United States and China.

He said the government is cautiously optimistic about the regional movements regarding the peace process between the Afghan government and anti-government armed militant groups.

President Ghani further added that the international community is convinced that the war in Afghanistan has different dimensions which includes insurgency led by international and regional terrorists.

Ghani also emphasized that the different dimensions of war in Afghanistan should be thoroughly studied in a bid to make it clear to people regarding the true situation so that they can have realistic expectations regarding the peace efforts and persistence of war.

Source: MENA