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Peace Talks Between The Centre, Assam Govnt. And ULFA Pro-Talk Faction To Take Place In New Delhi

The Pro-talks ULFA faction's appeal to engage in peace talk comes to fruition as the Centre, Assam Government accede to meet in New Delhi, after August 15.

Peace talks between the Centre, Assam Government and the ULFA  pro-talk faction to be held at New Delhi after Independence Day, said ULFA바카라s leader Anup Chetia. 바카라We hope to active at a solution with the Government of India before the (general) election바카라. It realises that if it signs the agreement with us(ULFA pro-talk faction) the Assam imbroglio will be solved,바카라 he added. He also expressed hope that the talks to conclude before 2024. 

The pro-talks ULFA faction had begun talks with the centre as long back as in 2011, but a final solution is yet awaited. There has been negligible progress since the present government came to power, alleges the faction, while the talks had reached the final stages during former premier Manmohan Singh바카라s term. 

Chetia, also a convenor of the North East Indigenous People바카라s Forum, was in Shillong for a programme connected to the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples' Forum at the North Eastern Hill University, when he told the reporters, that their discussions were decided to be held in the capital after Independence Day, with the representatives of the Government of India and Government of Assam. 

When asked if the pro-talk faction will appeal to ULFA-I chief Paresh Baruah to participate in the peace talk, Chetia answered, 바카라We have contact with him 바카라 It depends on the Government of India - if it is interested to talk with him and group. But there is a lack of communication - the ULFA(I) demands are the same as before and the GOI cannot accept them.바카라 It will good for Assam and its people if other groups come to the negotiating table, he added. Chetia also dispensed any rumours regarding Baruah바카라s location who is otherwise, popularly believed to be in Bangladesh, saying 바카라 바카라He is somewhere, we don't know anything. But our discussions are on.바카라

Assam바카라s CM Himanta Biswa Sarma had assured a safe passage to Baruah, inviting him to spend a week in the state to witness the development that has transpired since he left in the 1980s. Sarma also hopes for the ULFA(I) leader to accept his invitation to engage in the peace talk.

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