Chairman
NATIONAL SOCIALIST COUNCIL OF NAGALAND
Dated Oking: 25 July 1997
Announcement of the Cease-fire Agreement between the Government of India and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland.
I hereby announce this day, 25 July 1997, to every citizen of Nagalim wherever they may be, that a Cease-fire Agreement has been entered into between the Government of India and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland to bring about a lasting political solution to the long drawn out Indo-Naga issue. The Agreement reads:
“For securing a peaceful political solution, discussion has been held between the Government of India and the NSCN leadership. It has been mutually decided to cease fire for a period of three (3) months with effect from the 1st of August 1997 and embark upon political level discussions.”
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(ISAK CHISHI SWU)