Centre, Manipur Sign Pact With Kukis; Territorial Integrity Of Manipur To Be Maintained

The Kuki-Zo Council has decided to open the National Highway-2 for the free movement of commuters and essential goods.
NEW DELHI, Sept 4:  The Centre and Manipur Governments have signed a fresh agreement with Kuki-Zo groups on Thursday in which all sides agreed to maintain the territorial integrity of Manipur, open National Highway-2 for free movement, and relocation of militants camps.
  The tripartite Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement has re-negotiated ground rules.
The three sides also agreed on the need for a negotiated solution to bring lasting peace and stability to Manipur, reduce the number of designated camps, relocate the weapons with nearest CRPF/BSF camps and stringent physical verification of militant cadres by security forces to de-list foreign nationals, if any.
A Joint Monitoring Group will closely monitor enforcement of ground rules and violations will be dealt with firmly in future, including review of the SoO agreement, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs.  (AGENCIES)