Naga reconciliation suffers jolt
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Newmai News Network
Dimapur, May 15 2012:
With the stand of the NSCN-IM to refrain from participating in the Naga reconciliation meeting to be held in Thailand from May 21, the Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) said today that 'with all firmness and clarity reiterates its position to work for the reconciliation of Naga national political groups on the basis of the historical and political rights of the Nagas.
On Monday, the NSCN group led by Thuingaleng Muivah and Isak Chisi Swu had accused the Khole-Kitovi led NSCN, also known as GPRN/NSCN of attempting to sabotage the former's 14 year-long peace process.
The NSCN-IM decided to refrain from the Thailand reconciliation meet of the Nagas.
"With the acceptance of FNR as a facilitating body by the various Naga national political groups (Naga underground organisations), the Naga reconciliation process provided opportunities for the Nagas to contemplate and work together for a shared Naga future through non-violence and forgiveness.
In 2008, during the Naga Peace Convention organized by the Naga Shisha Hoho, the Forum for Naga Reconciliation was formed with the purpose of bringing the Naga national political groups together for the rights of the Naga people.
Today, in 2012, the FNR remains steadfast to this purpose and has not deviated from this principle," the FNR stated today.
It said on February 29, 2012, during the Naga reconciliation meeting, the Naga public endorsed the resolution wherein it recognized that sovereignty of the Naga people is at the core of the uniqueness of the Naga historical and political rights and affirmed that 'Nagas are a sovereign people who uphold the principle that sovereignty lies with the people and hence abide by the concept that the will of the people is supreme." It further emphasized that 'the historical and political rights of the Naga should form the basis of any political solution.
Founded on this premise, any negotiation process must focus on how Nagas can determine, safeguard and exercise their historical and political rights in a contemporary and inter-related world.' "Finally, the Naga public "called upon all Naga national political groups and the people henceforth, to jointly pursue this common cause of realizing and determining our Naga historical and political rights" .
The FNR remains committed and will continue to respect and uphold the resolutions adopted by the Naga people on February 29, 2012," the FNR added.
During the last Chiang Mai meeting in March 19 to March 23, 2012, the 'Naga national political groups' themselves urged the Forum for Naga reconciliation to organize and facilitate the highest level meeting at the earliest, the FNR stated.
The proposed highest meeting was to take place over an extended period to 'hammer out' all outstanding differences and to work together to respond positively to Naga public demand for all Naga national political groups to reconcile.
Based on this expressed commitment, the FNR has proposed the highest level meeting starting from May 21, 2012 .
The FNR therefore requests all the Naga national political groups to honor their own commitment and to participate in the forthcoming reconciliation meeting, the Forum for Naga reconciliation said on Tuesday.
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