Ludin said that in terms of its format, the conference is a good platform, but he insisted that enough work was not carried out within the conference to help improve regional consensus, particularly about the Afghan grinding of the peace processor, or to improve mutual trust between regional nations.
"There was political fragmentation at the regional level, there is also mistrust at the regional level and unfortunately this also exists today," said Ludin who claims to be one of the founders of the process.
Ludin also said that only sporadic efforts were made to build a political consensus among countries in the region, which hindered the path to achieve the goals of the conference.
"Today this Heart of Asia conference-Istanbul process could have been a good framework for regional consensus in support of Afghan peace," added Ludin.
Meanwhile,
...back at the precinct house, Sergeant Maloney wasn't buying it. It was just too pat. The whole thing smelled phony, kind of like a dead mackeral but without the scales...
President Ashraf Ghani
...former chancellor of Kabul University, now president of Afghanistan. Before returning to Afghanistan in 2002 he was a scholar of political science and anthropology. He worked at the World Bank working on international development assistance. As Finance Minister of Afghanistan between July 2002 and December 2004, he led Afghanistan's attempted economic recovery until the Karzais stole all the money...
, in an address to the ninth Heart of Asia — Istanbul Process conference in Tajikistan, offered details on his government’s plan for a potential UN-led conference in
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire...expected to take place next month, and he reiterated the need to conduct peace efforts within the country’s constitution.
Ghani said that peace efforts require patience: "We envision three phases to this passage: making, building and sustaining peace, focused on achieving the agreed upon end state of a sovereign, democratic, united, neutral and connected Afghanistan."
Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process was launched in 2011 in Istanbul, Turkey, to help find a solution to the challenges facing Afghanistan. Fifteen countries participate in this process, while another 17 countries and 12 regional and international organizations support it.
"From the political perspective, these meetings can help Afghanistan to be in a better position, this could be a good achievement for Afghanistan," said Assadullah Zaeeri, a university lecturer.