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Naga talks end without
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Leaders of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN I-M) Isak Chishi Swu (R)
Thuingaleng Muivah during a Press conference in New Delhi
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New Delhi, January 23
The Centre and NSCN (I-M) today agreed to continue their negotiations until a “lasting settlement” to the decades-old Naga issue is arrived at. A joint statement signed by the two sides at the conclusion of their three days of talks said “both sides agreed to maintain a peaceful and violence-free environment till then.” The agreement to persist with the talks was reached after a 30-minute discussion between Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and NSCN (I-M) Chairman Isak Chisi Swu and General Secretary Thuingaleng Muivah today, the Centre’s emissary to the talks K. Padmanabhaiah told reporters here. No date has been set for the next round of talks.
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