Talks with Kuki UG groups to begin within Feb 10
Source: Hueiyen News Service / NNN
Imphal, January 03 2013:
Along with Union Home Ministry handing over a written notification assuring that the political dialogue would be started within February 10, working on the modalities for the dialogue with the two umbrella organisations of the Kuki militant outfits namely Kuki National Organisation (KNO) and United People's Front (UPF) has begun from today.
Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in charge of NE Sambhu Singh who arrived here yesterday briefed the representatives of the KNO and UPF today.
Sambhu Singh along with Principal Secretary (Home), Govt of Manipur Suresh Babu, SP, CID, Achin Haokip and Additional Director General of Police, LM Khaute represented the government side in the separate talks with the UPF and the KNO.
The talks were held at 1st MR Ground Banquet Hall in Imphal where the UPF leaders first met the government representatives at around 2:30 pm and concluded at 3:30 pm.
The UPF leaders said today's talk was more on the matter pertaining to the interlocutor of the talks.
The UPF leaders expressed optimism that they would go soon to New Delhi to begin the political talks.
KNO spokesman Dr Seilen Haokip informed NNN that today's meeting with the government representatives was 'informal'.
"We will submit our formal proposal in written tomorrow (Friday) to the government regarding to whom the government should appoint as the interlocutor," Dr Seilen Haokip added.