KABUL, 6 March, 2021 (TON): On Saturday, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said that his government was ready to discuss holding elections, in the wake of a new democratic government.

“Transfer of power through elections is a non-negotiable principle for us,” Ghani told lawmakers at the opening of parliament session in Kabul.

“We stand ready to discuss holding free, fair and inclusive elections under the auspices of international community. We can also talk about the date of the elections and reach a conclusion,” he added.

“I advise those who go to this or that gate to gain power is that political power in Afghanistan has a gate, and the key is the vote of the Afghan people,” he said.

“Any institution can write a fantasy on a piece of paper and suggest a solution for Afghanistan. These papers have been written in the past and will be written in the future. Our guarantee is our constitution.”

In order to resume the peace negotiations with the Taliban in Qatar, President Ghani met the U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad past year.

It is likely that the U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration has begun a review of its strategy for Afghanistan, including an agreement reached with the Taliban in early 2020 that paved the way for talks between the insurgents and the Afghan government.