‘Close To A Final Solution Of Naga Issue’: Nagaland CM Says Negotiations Between Centre, Rebel Groups Concluded

Nagaland Chief Minister (CM) Neiphiu Rio on Sunday (1 December) said that the negotiations between the various Naga rebel groups and the Central government have concluded and are "poised on the verge of history being made".

"We could be very close to the final solution," he said addressing the 57th Statehood Day's week-long celebration, dubbed as the Hornbill festival.

Nagaland Governor RN Ravi, who is the Chief Host of the Hornbill Festival 2019, told the gathering that a new dawn for Nagaland is breaking and urged the state's two million people to help build a new Nagaland free from fear of gun and corruption, a new Nagaland based on the foundations of transparency, accountability and rule of law.

CM Rio said the Joint Legislators Forum welcomed the proactive role played by the mass-based organisations, tribal hohos, churches and civil societies who made all out efforts to create a congenial atmosphere to ensure that the negotiations were headed in a positive direction.

Rio expressed appreciation for the determination and commitment of Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and Governor Ravi for carrying forward the peace process in a concrete manner that has resulted in bringing consensus among all the negotiating parties for successful conclusions of the negotiations on a positive note.

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