Press office of the House of
Elders
July 4, 2018
The Hearing Meeting (Afghan Peace
Process) was initiated at the hall of the National Assembly by the initiative
of the Commissions for Women Affairs, Civil Society and Legislative Affairs,
Justice and Judiciary of the Meshrano-Jirga.


The meeting was attended by some
Senators, a number of ministers, the chairperson of the Independent Human
Rights Commission, members of the Ulema Council and the Peace Council, the
Constitutional Review Committee, university professors and civil society
activists.
At the begging, Sediqah Balkhi, Chairwomen of the Commission on
Women and the Civil Society affairs spoke about the various purposes and the
various aspects of the meeting, and expressed his gratitude to the President
Ghani’s efforts to call for peace and to the convening of a fatwa of the Ulema
of Afghanistan regarding considering Haram the current war in Afghanistan.


Then Mohammad Alam Ezadyar, the
first deputy of the Meshrano Jirga, said that the Senate welcomes all programs
and peace conferences in light of the national interest, since peace has been
the solution to long run war in the country, and everyone will need it
seriously, but the definition of peace should be clear and the way to reach it
is also properly should be addressed. Also he added that the peace should not
be used as a project and instrument for weakening political rivals, but it
should be for national accord and national interest, and all obstacles that
prevent peace process should be solved through dialogue and similarly the
government should also use the power to achieve it.

Moreover, Maulavi Attaullah
Luddin Deputy of the High Peace Council and Dr. Sima Samar Chairperson of the
Independent Human Right Commission, Dr. Muhammad Asif Sediqi Second Deputy
Speaker of the House and Austad Muhammad Tayed Atta Secretary of the House of
Elders during their spoke about the peace process and supported the peace process
in Afghanistan and also spoke about the other relevant issues.

In conclusion part of the
meeting, Maulavi Ghulam Muhaiuddin Munsif Chairman of the Commission of
Justice, and Judiciary affairs concluded that meeting and finally some relevant
officials answered to the questions of the participants.
The following four articles were
also resolved:


1.
In the current war of
Afghanistan, the only victims of war are Afghans, and this is an imposed war
requiring immediate cessation.
2 . We support the recent position
of the President in the peace process, in particular, the announcement of a
ceasefire, and we call on the Taliban to pursue these desirable ways in order
to bring about a lasting peace in the country, and renew the ceasefire on both
sides.


3. We seriously call on the regional countries
and international organizations to support the Afghan government in the process
of peace in order to stop the war in Afghanistan, and impose political,
economic and military pressure to those countries that see their interests in
the Afghan war.
4 . We urge all political parties within the country to strongly
support the peace process in Afghanistan and prevent any obstacle to the peace
process.

