Morung Express News
Dimapur | May 8
NSCN (IM) officials are anxiously waiting for a positive response from the Government of India with regard to a review meeting planned to be held at Kohima to discuss the ceasefire ground rules as agreed by both sides during an earlier meeting held at Delhi on March 29. The two sides had planned on a Kohima meeting after government of India officials had requested for some more time to sort out details with regard to a review of the ground rules.
NSCN (IM) officials are irked by the complete silence on the part of Indian officials and have expressed displeasure over the constant failure to meet ‘specific commitments’. The NSCN (IM) on its part wanted a ‘complete review’ of the mechanism that governs the ceasefire ground rules. Further it wants the meeting to take place before the next round of peace talks slated for May 18 at Amsterdam.
When contacted, army sources did confirm about the planned meeting slated for the first week of May at Kohima. They were however not willing to divulge further details.
Sources told The Morung Express that the review meeting was a ‘necessity’ and as a follow-up to the last round of peace talks held at Bangkok.
It may be mentioned that the Government of India-NSCN (IM) ceasefire was signed on August 1, 1997 with the agreed ground rules which included cessation of ‘active’ military operations by security forces while curbing activities of the NSCN (IM) such as kidnapping, extortion, killing etc. The ongoing ceasefire signed for a period of six months in January is expected to expire in July end.
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