Dimapur, Oct. 21 (EMN): The government of India’s Interlocutor for Naga peace talks, RN Ravi is set to meet representatives of the NNPGs Working Committee on Oct. 23 next, according to a press release from the Nagaland Tribes’ Council (NTC).
According to a press statement from the NTC, Ravi is scheduled to arrive in Dimapur on Oct. 23 in response “to the popular demand of the people to officially invite the NNPGs working committee for a political dialogue to bring out a lasting solution to the protracted Naga political problem.”
Ravi’s arrival, according to the NTC, was a positive development towards ‘leading the political process to a higher level with an objective to have inclusive talk on equal footing with a hope to provide a sustainable peace in our land’.
The NTC along with the ENPO, NGBF, CNTC and other organisations has planned a ‘public reception’ for Ravi at Dimapur Airport on Oct. 23. It has requested members of the public “and all concerned citizens” to gather at airport for “a grand public reception” at 12.30 pm.
After the reception at the airport, there will be another programme at Rhododendron Hall, Police Officer’s Mess, Chumoukedima to felicitate Ravi, it informed. “For the facilitation programme (sic) and the ensuing peace talks, all the churches in Nagaland are requested to pray for the programme on the 22nd October, Sunday and disseminate information for public attendance as well”.
