IMPHAL, July 7 NNN: The United Naga Council (UNC) has urged the government of India to convene the next round of \u2018tripartite talks\u2019 involving the UNC, the government of India and the Manipur government on the UNC\u2019s demand on the \u2018Alternative Arrangement\u2019 for the Nagas of Manipur.
\nIn this connection, \u2018consultative meeting preparatory\u2019 to the next round which is to be the 6th round of tripartite talk of the Government of india, Government of Manipur and the United Naga Council was held on Saturday at Taphou Naga village, Senapati.
\nAccording to the UNC, the consultation was participated by intellectuals and scholars, social leaders, tribe Hohos, regional organizations, women and student leaders, social activists, frontal organisations, MLAs, Naga contractor\u2019s association, former UNC presidents and general Naga public.
\nIt then said the interactive programme focused on two aspects, for which there were two separate sessions. In the first session an analysis of \u201cthe tripartite talk process so far\u201d was taken up. In the second session, views and suggestions were generated from amongst the participants on the perspective and the effective approach to the 6th round of talk. The pre and post talk strategies for the people\u2019s movement for alternative arrangement outside the Government of Manipur were also deliberated. Ningreichon Tungsang and Chingya Luithui moderated the two sessions of which Pungdi Celestine and Boveio Pou Duo were the respective rapporteurs. The panelists of the consultation were Dr Benjamin Gangmei, Modoli Puni, r Gina Sangkham, Sword Vashum and G. Gaingam, the UNC stated.
\nAt the conclusion of the programme, the participants resolved to urge the Government of India to convene the next round of talk at an early date as agreed upon in the 5th round held on the February 12, 2013.
\nThe meeting also registered serious concern over the delay of the settlement of the Indo-Nagas issue and strongly urged the Government of India to expedite the peace process to its logical conclusion, the Naga body added.<\/p>\n\n