Jan 30, 2006

Nagalim: Talks on Ceasefire Further Extended


The ongoing peace talks between government's mediator Oscar Fernandes and the Naga Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isaac-Muivah) have been extended further into the day

The ongoing peace talks between government's mediator Oscar Fernandes and the Naga Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isaac-Muivah) here have been extended further into the day.

''All issues, including extension of the eight and a half-year-old ceasefire, are on the table,'' sources told UNI. The ceasefire is due to expire tomorrow.

A seven-member delegation of the Naga Hoho Council, the representative body of all Naga tribes, has also arrived to meet Mr Fernandes.

According to NSCN (I-M) sources, the Naga side has raised questions about the alleged violation of ceasefire by security forces.

''We have also expressed concern about the alleged support by intelligence agencies to the Naga rival faction, Khaplang,'' they added. The talks are being held at Holiday Intercontinental Hotel in Central Bangkok.

Source: Nagalim.nl