Peace talks on with insurgent group:biren

manipur chief minister

1.  N: biren singh on Sunday said his government was hold ing talk with an imphal valley -based  insurgent group,and a peace accord would be signed soon 

MR singh said the talks were at an advaced stage though he did not name the underground organisa-tion.we are advancing and we are expecting to sing a peace accord with one big UG very shortly,"the chief minister said.

        This was for the first time that there was an official confirmation about such talk being held by the government, since eth-nic violence broke out in the state on may 3th.

Earlier, sources had said that the government was holding talks with a faction of the proscribed united national front(UNLF).

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