This development will pave way for permanent solution: Zeliang

EMN DIMAPUR, AUGUST 3 The chief minister, T R Zeliang was informed by the Prime Minister of India this evening on the signing of the Peace Accord with the NSCN (IM). While details of the Accord are still awaited, the chief minister expressed confidence that both the parties have taken into account the aspirations of the Nagas as expressed by the mass based Naga civil societies during their interactions with the Interlocutor, R N Ravi. “Our people have been struggling for more than six decades for a settlement to the Naga issue, and the signing of the Peace Accord is a welcome step towards such a settlement,” the statement from the Chief Minister’s Office said. The chief minister expressed that this positive development will pave the way for a permanent solution acceptable to the Nagas.