• Leaders from several government ministries and establishments who were present showed
a progressive and objective attitude, agreeing with most of the discussions, particularly
on the need for institutional reform.
• Despite visible tension, it appears that the community is ready to engage and transform
from a community of fear and intolerance to a more peaceful and democratic one.
• It was an all-inclusive consultative meeting largely as the local co-ordinator, through
whom the Forum facilitators worked, had ensured that most local leaders, especially
from government structures, were invited and that proper traditional structures were
observed.
• A telling final observation came from a youth from the Border Gezi Training Centre to
the effect that whatever mechanism was going to be adopted, it had to be a local product
and locally driven, adding that there was a tendency by foreign powers to interfere in
domestic issues.
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