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The government's interlocutor K Padmanabhaiah, who returned from Amsterdam early on Tuesday morning, told rediff.com that his talks with National Socialist Council of Nagalim (I-M) general secretary T Muivah were satisfactory and that the next round of talks would take place very soon.
He dismissed rumours floating in the corridors of power on Monday of the talks having broken down.
"Nothing of the sort has happened. We had a good discussion and we hope to meet again soon," Padmanabhaiah said.
He refused to divulge details and said that he would be submitting his report to the government by Tuesday evening.
Padmanabhaih had left for Amsterdam on Thursday evening along with Intelligence Bureau Director K P Singh for talks after the Naga leaders.
The latter had threatened to call off the truce if the Indian government did not re-implement the June 14 accord signed in Bangkok under which the ceasefire between the NSCN (I-M) and the armed forces was extended to cover parts of neighbouring states.
This led to widespread resentment and large scale violence in Manipur forcing the government to do a rethink in the issue.
At a meeting with chief ministers of six Northeastern states and Manipur Governor Ved Marwah, the government agreed to drop three crucial words 'without territorial limits' from the June 14 accord.
However, the NSCN (I-M) objected to the move forcing the government to send Padmanabhaiah to placate its leaders.
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