United Naga Council agrees to lift economic blockade of Manipur
The first two rounds of the talks were held on February 4 and February 7 but no headway was made as the UNC had refused to the formation of seven new districts.
Imphal, March 19: The economic blockade of Manipur imposed by the United Naga Council will be lifted from midnight Sunday, it was announced here.
Lifting
of
indefinite
economic
blockade
was
resolved
in
a
tripartite
talk,
involving
United
Naga
Council,
Government
of
India
and
Manipur
government
in
Senapati,
Manipur.
This
followed
an
agreement
reached
during
talks
involving
the
Naga
group
and
representatives
of
the
central
and
Manipur
governments.
One term of the agreement was that there would be "unconditional release of the arrested UNC leaders and all cases related to the economic blockade against the Naga tribe leaders and the student leaders will be closed."
The first two rounds of the talks were held on February 4 and February 7 but no headway was made as the UNC had refused to the formation of seven new districts. The blockade was imposed on November 1, causing widespread shortages in Manipur.
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