Peace parleys with Hmar outfit to resume today
Source: Hueiyen News Service / NNN

Aizawl, August 13 2013: The Government of Mizoram and the Hmar Peoples' Convention-Democratic (HPC-D), Mizoram Region will resume talks tomorrow.

Sources informed Newmai News Network in Aizawl this evening that the leaders of the Hmar militant outfit arrived today in the Mizoram capital, Aizawl for the talks.

The August 14 talks will be held at Conference Hall, Tourist Lodge, Chaltlang in Aizawl.

The scheduled Wednesday talks between the Mizoram Government and that of HPC-D, Mizoram Region will be held after the July 18 talks stalemate between the two parties in Aizawl.

Interestingly, the current term of Suspension of Operation (SoO) between the Government of Mizoram and the HPC-D, Mizoram Region had not been extended after its expiry on July 31 due to the July 18 talks stalemate.

However, on the request of the Mizoram Government to the Hmar outfit to have talks on August 14, the ground rules of SoO have been maintained by the Hmar outfit.

HPC-D has three regions, viz, Manipur, Assam and Mizoram with different technical objectives but politically, it is for safeguarding the rights of the Hmar community spreading in these three states.

The HPC has been demanding for the creation of Hmar Autonomous District in Mizoram.

Acknowledging the matter, the Centre (Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India) has been pressurizing the Government of Mizoram to settle the political issues of the Hmars immediately.

Following this, the Government of Mizoram and the HPC (D) signed the Suspension of Operation (SoO) for the first time on November 11, 2010 for a period of six months.

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