The three factions of the Naga insurgent group NSCN have resolved to stop issuing statements against one another in order not to harm the Naga peace and reconciliation process.
This was decided by the Joint Working Group of the three factions, NSCN(I—M), NSCN(K) and NNC/FGN, at a meeting at Dimapur on Thursday.
The decision will cover both print media and visual media, the JWG said in a release on Friday underscoring the importance of respecting the spirit of the reconciliation process.
The JWG also expressed urgency to hold a reconciliation meet at the highest level among the signatories of the “Covenant of Naga Re-conciliation” at the earliest, the release said.
The Covenant was signed last year by the top leaders of the three groups at the initiative of the Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) at Chinang Mai, Thailand.
Ever since the initiative was taken by the FNR for peace and reconciliation among the warring groups, Nagaland has hardly witnessed factional killings in the past two years.
