IM team departs
Source: The Sangai Express / Newmai News Network
Dimapur, May 13 2014 :
NSCN-IM chairman Isak Chisi Swu and the outfit's general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah left Dimapur for New Delhi today in connection with the ongoing peace talks.
The formal talks are likely to resume next month.
Swu and Muivah were accompanied by senior NSCN-IM leaders Rev Puni and Tongmeth.
Sources said though the 'formal talks' are likely to be held only after the next government is formed, the IM leaders had left for Delhi this early as they have to meet with 'important people' there.
"So much ground works are to be attended by our leaders in Delhi," said a source from the NSCN-IM.
The NSCN-IM leaders have been in Nagaland since March 9 .
In this two months' stay here, the two leaders had signed the Lenten Agreement with the FGN/NNC and NSCN-Khole/Kitovi group under the aegis of Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) .
Formation of the Naga National Government' formation is clearly featured in the Lenten Agreement.
The Naga National Government (NNG) is the 'Naga Concordant' signed few years ago and in the March 28's meeting these Naga underground groups agreed in principle to the formation of the NNG.
It is worthwhile to recall here that NSCN-IM leaders Isak Chisi Swu and Thuingaleng Muivah had left Nagaland for New Delhi on November 19 last year to resume the talks but after the series of informal meetings between the representatives of the Government of India and the NSCN-IM, the Centre's principal interlocutor RS Pandey's joining the fold of BJP was the reason for the creation of the not-so-appealing ambience.Both Swu and Muivah returned to Nagaland on March 9 .