The visiting Pakistani delegation of the third regional security workshop, Beyond Boundaries, met with Syed Abrar Hussain, Ambassador of Pakistan to Afghanistan on Sunday, February 28, 2016 at the Embassy premises.

The Ambassador gave run-down of the bilateral talks as well as the developments since the Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) peace mechanism came into being on the sidelines of the Heart of Asia conference in December 2015 at Islamabad.

“Peace process; though a long procedure, lengthy and tedious but the only solution to bring peace and stability”, the ambassador said while stressing that talks should not be scuttled by the spoilers and those who are opposed to peace in Afghanistan and the region.

He pointed out that securing Taliban’s commitment, bringing them on table for dialogue was the joint responsibility of all four stakeholders in the QCG (Afghanistan, China, Pakistan and the United States).

“Pakistan is committed to the peace process and will undertake all possible efforts for collective peace in the region”, he added.

Underscoring the need for CBMs to lend credibility to the dialogue, the ambassador said that the dialogue should be result-oriented with meaningful talks on the peace agenda.

“The media and journalists can play an enormously significant role in improving the perceptions on both sides and thus, both governments should help facilitate interactions between them”, said the ambassador while highlighting the role of media in the peace talks as a solution to the issues of acrimony and mistrust.

Pakistan has – publically – several times reiterated its resolve for afghan peace process. Its sincere efforts for regional peace and friendship should not be maligned by anyone. Pakistan stresses talks so that the reconcilable and irreconcilables are identified.