Dimapur, February 22 (MExN): The Angami Public Organisation (APO) today stated that peaceful and fruitful negotiations can only be possible if all the Naga Political Groups (NPGs) and stakeholders are united. “All NPGs should be at the negotiating table united on one side and then decide the fate of the Naga people,” APO maintained in a press statement issued by its President Dr. Vilhousa Seleyi and Secretary Info & Publicity Neisakholie Ziephrü. It further stated that “APO strongly believes that until and unless there is a united Nagaland there will be no fruitful negotiations and one or the other stakeholder will suffer in such a peace agreement.”
In this context, APO requested the PWC to analyze the present situation and find out ways to bring all the NPGs to the negotiating table and present a united Naga stand.
Meanwhile, the APO extended its appreciation and support to the initiative done ‘Parliamentary Working Committee (PWC) of the Nagaland Joint Legislator’s Forum (JLF) on Naga Political Issue’ led by NLA Speaker Chotisuh Sazo and Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang who has been meeting with various important and key personalities regarding the Naga political issue.
The delegation so far has meet NSCN (I-M) General Secretary Th. Muivah, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders regarding the Naga political issue.
Referring to these meetings of the PWC, the APO pointed out that it “believes and hope that these steps will be constructive in solving the Naga political issue and also smoothen the transition of peace initiatives talks between the Government of India and NSCN(I-M) into reality.”
