• CNA says they should have been informed on the Naga Hoho-ENPO peace mission
• Wrong approaches may jeopardize the dynamics of Naga movement for self-determination
DIMAPUR, FEBRUARY 6 (MExN): Council of Naga Affairs (CNA) has stated that initiative like the recent peace mission of the Naga Hoho (NH) and Eastern Naga People’s Organization (ENPO) to Myanmar to meet NSCN (K) should be extended further through proper collaboration among Nagas from all corners to bring peace and solution for the Nagas.
A press statement from CNA, while welcoming the peace initiative undertaken by the two organizations, however termed it unfortunate that for executing such important peace mission in Eastern Naga land, they were not informed.
It sought to point out that “Naga affairs in Myanmar are not only of individual or portion of segments” and that the ongoing Naga conflicts can only be addressed through collective engagement by right representatives of Nagas in Myanmar.
The press statement asserted that the CNA and another organization namely Naga Tradition and Culture Committee (Yoya) are the only mandated and right bodies to facilitate such missions in Myanmar side.
It informed that CNA was formed in 2014 as the civilian representative entity and the mandated body to guide the political, social and economic affairs of the Nagas in Myanmar during a conference of the Naga Nationals. The conference was organized by the Nagas in Myanmar.
And since then, the CNA has been actively engaging in affairs of Nagas in Myanmar, the press statement claimed. The CNA also said it was confused on the meeting of NH and ENPO with so-called NSCN-K emissary Kyaw Win Swe, a Burmese while expressing wonder on how a Burmese man became an emissary for the NSCN (K).
Such nature of wrong approaches may jeopardize the dynamics of Naga movement for rights to self-determination, a concerned CNA pointed out.
