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Naga militants in favourable mood for talks: Zoramthanga

Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga on Monday said that his meeting with the NSCN (IM) leadership, members of the church and representatives of Naga NGOs, including the Naga Hoho, in Bangkok (Thailand) last week was successful and has 'changed the mood' in the Naga camp in the run up to an upcoming dialogue with the Centre.

Zoramthanga, who returned to Aizawl from Bangkok on Monday morning said that he met NSCN (IM) general secretary Th Muivah and chairman Issak Chisi Swu about 100 others in Bangkok on Thursday.

"My main role was to build mutual trust between the two sides, which would help in creating a conducive atmosphere for dialogue," he said, adding he was invited by both the Centre and the NSCN (IM) to intervene in the Naga peace talks.

"I told them about my experience in holding talks with the Indian government, which culminated in the signing of the Mizo Peace Accord in 1986," Zoramthanga, himself a former militant, said.

"The Naga leaders repeatedly told me that the success of the meeting was way beyond their expectations and that the Naga peace process, which had been going through a plethora of difficulties, changed its mood," he said.

He, however, maintained that he was not a member of either the Centre or the NSCN (IM) delegations and did not set any terms or conditions for the talks.

When asked if the NCN(IM) would agree to come overground and participate in elections, he said the question had not arisen as the present dialogue was in the initial stages.

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