KABUL – *From March 25-27, delegations from across the region and aroundthe world will gather in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, to discusspeace in Afghanistan.*

Co-hosted by the Afghan government, the conference follows countless otherefforts to breathe life into the peace process in Afghanistan.

The official conference is set to kick off on March 26. Though on March 25,foreign ministers from five Central Asian states will meet with Afghanofficials, a variation on the C5+1 concept.

The conference will be attended by the Central Asian foreign ministers anddiplomatic representatives from the United Nations, United States, Russia,China, the European Union, Germany, France, Italy, the United Kingdom,India, Pakistan, Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

Afghanistan’s High Peace Council (HPC) has remains hopeful about a positiveresult of the conference.

In the conference, the Afghan delegate will share its views on how toremove obstacles from the way of peace process, HPC spokesman Sayed EhsanTaheri told TOLOnews on Saturday.

“Afghanistan’s peace is included in the agenda of the Tashkent conferencebesides other issues including counterterrorism, drugs and humansmuggling,” Taheri said.

Some Afghan MPs meanwhile stressed the need for direct talks between Afghangovernment and the Taliban to achieve success in the peace process.

“For Afghanistan’s peace, the better option is to talk with the Taliban andhouse them in the country instead of talking with other countries,” saidAmir Khan Yar, the second deputy speaker of Afghan parliament.

Continuation of war and violence in Afghanistan, especially in north andnorth-eastern parts of the country has concerned countries in the region,said Mohammad Akbari, an MP.

“Uzbekistan is worried about the ongoing war in Afghanistan,” he added.