'Conclude talks with NSCN-IM and find peaceful solution': Naga Hoho to Centre

Guwahati: A delegation of the Naga Hoho, the apex body of the Naga tribes today urged Centre for an early conclusion of the ongoing peace process with the Isaak-Muivah faction of the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagalim and find a solution to the "mother of all insurgencies", reports said.

According to reports, a 9-member team of the Naga Hoho met DoNeR Minister Jitendra Singh and apprised him about the slow progress of the peace negotiations between the NSCN-IM and the central government's representative, R N Ravi.

As per reports, Singh was told by the tribal body that all "principles and framework" agreed upon not be changed unilaterally, sources said. The Naga Hoho delegation complained to Singh that even though the 2015 'Framework Agreement' was signed between the government of India and the NSCN-IM, there has not been any significant progress in the peace talks.

The delegation reportedly told the minister that the Nagas desire the earliest clarification on the progress and position of this framework agreement from the government of India that was signed on August 3, 2015.

Meanwhile, the NSCN (IM) had said that the Centre should appoint a new interlocutor to carry forward the peace negotiations between the two sides. As per reports, the NSCN-IM leadership in Delhi and held two rounds of official level discussions in the last few days.

It needs mention here that Ravi had ruled out a separate flag and Constitution for the Nagas, two of the primary demands of the NSCN-IM for inking the 'final solution' to the vexed issue.

The framework agreement came after over 80 rounds of negotiations spanning 18 years. The first breakthrough in the process was made in 1997 when the ceasefire agreement was sealed after decades of insurgency in Nagaland.

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