Naga apex bodies and the Church on Monday met under the banner of Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) to walk the statement: “Nagas Are Moving Ahead”, declared on 23 January 2023, in Dimapur.
The FNR informed in a press release that, “In the spirit of sincerity and realism,” the gathered bodies asked the NNPG and the NSCN/GPRN to come to a meeting without delay and honor their commitments of: “September Joint Accordant”, 14 September, 2023; the “Kolkata Meeting”, 18 October, 2022; and “Nagas are Moving Ahead”, 14 January, 2023.
“This point was emphasized with high note and urgency and expected the NNPG and the NSCN/GPRN to listen to the call of the Naga people,” FNR stated.
The meeting also marked that, “notwithstanding, our regional aspirations for growth and flourishing,” Nagas from every side must cooperate with each other without compulsion. “Our cooperation must emerge voluntarily by respecting every cultural (tribal) group and political organizations,” it stated.
“Changes are a fact—politics and political forms are also changing. If we are to come together as a nation, we all need to acknowledge each other and cooperate,” it maintained.
Further, it added, “In case, due to personal reason(s), one is unable to cooperate, we must respect their position. The Nagas at large shall not allow room for undermining nor overbearing anyone. In everything, we seek peace with all and for all.”
The meeting also agreed to organize events in order to call upon the Government of India to accelerate the Naga political agreements before the general elections.
The FNR also called upon the Naga people and citizens of the land to render support to the “forms of transformative changes being dreamt of in accordance to global relevance.”