New Delhi, 3rd March, 2010: NSCN-IM General Secretary Thuingaleng Muivah on Tuesday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and union Home Minister P Chidambaram at the capital to convey the seriousness of his outfit to find a lasting solution to the Nagaland issue.
Prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Tuesday met with top leaders of the NSCN-IM in an attempt to end one of the longest-running insurgencies in the northeast.
The rebels' meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh lasted 40 minutes. There was no immediate official comment on Tuesday's meeting. The five-member delegation of rebels was led by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland General Secretary, Thuingaleng Muivah. Muivah, along with four other Naga leaders arrived Delhi on February 27 from Amsterdam, met the Prime Minister at his 7 Race Court residence.
This is the second such meeting in last five years. Muivah along with the NSCN-IM Chairman Isak Chisi Swu had met Singh earlier during their visit in 2006. Muivah later met Union Home Minister P Chidambaram during which the two sides had a comprehensive discussion on finding a lasting solution to the six-decade old vexed issue which includes boundary dispute with neighbouring Manipur and Assam.
Muivah, along with the NSCN-IM Chairman had last visited India in December 2006 and held talks with government leaders. He is expected to visit Nagaland later.
