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DIMAPUR, NOVEMBER 19
Chief Minister T R Zeliang said on Thursday that both the Government of India and the Naga political groups have realised that negotiations, and not violence, can solve the protracted Naga political problem.
Interacting with the Norwegian Ambassador to India, His Excellency Nils Ragmar Kamsyag who called on him this afternoon, the Chief Minister said all the parties concerned, except the NSCN K, have realised the futility of taking up arms to solve political differences and have now entered into a stage where negotiations are taking place to solve once and for all the mother of all insurgencies in the country.
“We are happy that the Prime Minister is fully committed to solve the Naga problem very soon and he has already brought our a formula to solve the problem when the historic Naga Peace Accord was signed with the NSCN (IM) on August 3, 2015,” T R Zeliang said, according to the CMO. “We are also happy with the new political developments in Myanmar since Mrs Aung San Su Kyi is a very strong lady and we are confident that she would settle insurgency problems in her country”. The Chief Minister then said that with a counterpart like the Prime Minister “we have here in India, we are confident that something concrete and long-lasting will come out in the near future.”
No Prime Minister in India has been as determined as Narendra Modi to solve the Naga problem, he added. “We were very happy that soon after the Accord was signed, he made a declaration in Dubai soon after that the Naga political problem is being solved through peaceful negotiations.
We have high hopes on the present Prime Minister. He is also one of the strongest Prime Ministers India has had in recent memory and we appreciate his positive attitude,” the CM stated, according to the CMO press note.
“The Government of India understands the unique history and position of the Nagas, and in turn, Nagas have also realised the position of the Government of India – both have realised the importance of shared sovereignty as well as the need for inter-dependence in the modern world. We expect points agreeable to all concerned would be incorporated into the framework agreement that has been signed, and we expect a solution that is honourable and acceptable to all sections of the society. And through the efforts of NGOs and also the Government, we hope the NSCN (K) will also enter into a ceasefire agreement with the Government of India since that has been the expressed wish of the Naga people and that an all-inclusive solution can be brought about very soon,” the Chief Minister told the visiting dignitary.
The Norwegian Ambassador was accompanied by his second secretary Johaan Loov. They are scheduled to leave for Manipur on Friday.
Chief Minister T R Zeliang said on Thursday that both the Government of India and the Naga political groups have realised that negotiations, and not violence, can solve the protracted Naga political problem.
Interacting with the Norwegian Ambassador to India, His Excellency Nils Ragmar Kamsyag who called on him this afternoon, the Chief Minister said all the parties concerned, except the NSCN K, have realised the futility of taking up arms to solve political differences and have now entered into a stage where negotiations are taking place to solve once and for all the mother of all insurgencies in the country.
“We are happy that the Prime Minister is fully committed to solve the Naga problem very soon and he has already brought our a formula to solve the problem when the historic Naga Peace Accord was signed with the NSCN (IM) on August 3, 2015,” T R Zeliang said, according to the CMO. “We are also happy with the new political developments in Myanmar since Mrs Aung San Su Kyi is a very strong lady and we are confident that she would settle insurgency problems in her country”. The Chief Minister then said that with a counterpart like the Prime Minister “we have here in India, we are confident that something concrete and long-lasting will come out in the near future.”
No Prime Minister in India has been as determined as Narendra Modi to solve the Naga problem, he added. “We were very happy that soon after the Accord was signed, he made a declaration in Dubai soon after that the Naga political problem is being solved through peaceful negotiations.
We have high hopes on the present Prime Minister. He is also one of the strongest Prime Ministers India has had in recent memory and we appreciate his positive attitude,” the CM stated, according to the CMO press note.
“The Government of India understands the unique history and position of the Nagas, and in turn, Nagas have also realised the position of the Government of India – both have realised the importance of shared sovereignty as well as the need for inter-dependence in the modern world. We expect points agreeable to all concerned would be incorporated into the framework agreement that has been signed, and we expect a solution that is honourable and acceptable to all sections of the society. And through the efforts of NGOs and also the Government, we hope the NSCN (K) will also enter into a ceasefire agreement with the Government of India since that has been the expressed wish of the Naga people and that an all-inclusive solution can be brought about very soon,” the Chief Minister told the visiting dignitary.
The Norwegian Ambassador was accompanied by his second secretary Johaan Loov. They are scheduled to leave for Manipur on Friday.
