CFMG meeting held at Kohima

Kohima, Aug 12 (UNI) A Cease-Fire Monitoring Group (CFMG) meeting between Central and Nagaland government representatives along with NSCN-IM militants was held here.

Official sources here today said yesterday's meeting was attended by Lt Gen (Retd) R V Kulkarni, CFMG chairman Maj Gen K S Dethi, Inspector General of the Assam Rifles, DIG (Ops) of the CRPF, state DGP J Changkija, state Additional Chief Secretary T N Mannen, state Home Commissioner Sentiyanger, while the NSCN-IM team was led by Brig Phungthing Shimrang.

Sources said it was a routine meet to review the implementation of the Cease-Fire Ground Rules.

The meeting also discussed people's desire for peace in the state and the initiative of the Joint Forum of the Gaon Burah (GB) Association and Dobhashis (DB) Union, which declared a cease fire among all the underground factions in Nagaland.

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