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| Headlines Vol. 2 Issue No. 7 | July 7 - 21, 2003 |
Centre seeks Nagaland govt views on peace process The Centre has sought the views of Nagaland government before next round of tentative official-level talks with NSCN (IM) to discuss ‘various issues’ in connection with the extension of current ceasefire between the two sides, which expires on July 31 next. Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio recently rushed to New Delhi at the invitation of the Union Home Ministry to convey his coalition government’s views and opinion on the current Naga peace process. Both ruling alliance partners and opposition Congress as well as various NGOs in the State favoured further extension of the Centre-NSCN (IM) ceasefire and urged the Centre to expedite the peace process to find an amicable settlement to the decades-old vexed political conflict. Parleys between Centre’s chief negotiator K Padmanabhaiah and NSCN (IM) top leaders are likely to be held at Thai capital Bangkok in July. The last meeting was held at the same place on May 23, where both sides decided to continue the talks despite the ‘difference of opinions’ on various contentious matters pertaining to the Naga issue. The sources said Rio, accompanied by his Finance Minister K Therie met Deputy Prime Minister L. K. Advani to convey his government’s views on the peace process. Since the declaration of ceasefire in August, 1997, several rounds of official as well as political level talks were held between the two sides, including the much trumpated Delhi parleys in January last, but so far no breakthrough could be achieved. Rio-led Democratic Alliance of Nagaland (DAN) government, which came to power in February assembly polls on the plank of peace, development and change, already constituted a peace committee with Chief Minister as chairman to facilitate the on-going Naga peace process as per its commitment in the common minimum programme (CMP). | Nagaland | North East Enquirer (Headlines) | Nena Home Page | |
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