The Hindu : NSCN(I-M) leaders to meet PM

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Monday, Dec 23, 2002

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NSCN(I-M) leaders to meet PM

New Delhi Dec. 22. Indian passports have been issued to the leaders of the Naga insurgent group, NSCN(I-M), expected to arrive here on December 27 and meet the Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee, the next day, official sources said here today.

While the NSCN-I-M general secretary, Thuingaleng Muivah, who already possesses an Indian passport, would arrive from The Hague, the outfit's chairman, Isak Chishi Swe, and three others have been issued passports by the Indian Mission in Oslo and would arrive here from the Norwegian capital.

The Naga delegation would be lodged by the Government in a ``safe'' hotel or guesthouse for security reasons.

The crucial meeting between the Naga delegation and the Prime Minister would also be attended by the Deputy Prime Minister, L. K. Advani, and is likely to be held on December 28.

``Even though no accord is likely to be reached at the parleys, the talks are expected to provide a major boost to bring peace in Nagaland affected by decades of insurgency,'' sources said.

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