Recognizing the deep turmoil and anguish of the Naga people, the Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) facilitated a meeting today with the Naga Political Groups in Chümoukedima.

At the meeting, the authorized representatives of Naga Political Groups met to honestly reason together and explore constructive ways out of the impasse, informed a press release by the FNR.

To testify God’s love and faithfulness even in the midst of failure, the representatives pledged to be steadfast in its collective commitment towards finding common ground.

The January 14, 2025 Treatise acknowledged to honour the Naga Historical and Political Rights, continue to safeguard and protect the inalienable rights of Naga ancestral territories and Peoplehood cuts across all artificial boundaries together and to implement the Council of Naga Cooperation and Relationship, a working mechanism, to move forward in unity.

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Details of the Treatise are as follows:

1. In the process of pursuing Naga aspirations we have faltered, hurt each other and angered our people through words and actions. We confess these shortcomings before God, to the Naga people, and to our neighbours. Hence, we stand to becoming more self-vigilant, responsible and accountable.
2. In our strive to strengthen the 2009 Covenant of Reconciliation, we remain committed to honouring the Naga Historical and Political Rights as expressed through the Naga Memorandum to Simon Commission of 1929, Declaration of Naga Independence in 1947 and Naga Voluntary Plebiscite of 1951.
3. We recognize that the Naga ancestral territories and Peoplehood cuts across all artificial boundaries, and we will continue to safeguard and protect these inalienable rights together as a people.
4. As an outcome of today’s meeting, we have agreed to implement the Council of Naga Cooperation and Relationship, a working mechanism, to move forward in unity. We sincerely implead and invite all Naga Political Groups and Naga Public to be part of this process.”